Yu / Enthusiasm

above:Ch^ en The Arousing, Thunder
below:K'un The Receptive, Earth

The fifth [six], divided, shows one with a chronic complaint but who lives on without dying.

Line 5 is the ruler's place; but it is weak, and he is in danger of being carried away by the lust of pleasure. Moreover, proximity to the powerful minister represented by 4 is a source of danger. Hence he is represented as suffering from a chronic complaint, but nevertheless he does not die. See Appendix II on the line.