4. Meng | Youthful Learning
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
蒙：亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮，告，再三渎，渎则不告。利贞。
Translation: 蒙 / Youthful Learning: 亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮，告，再三渎，渎则不告。it is beneficial to remain upright。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Meng (Youthful Learning), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time.
初六：发蒙，利用刑人，用说桎梏；以往，吝。
Translation: First Six: 发蒙，利用刑人，用说桎梏；以往，regret or difficulty。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
九二：包蒙，吉。纳妇，吉。子克家。
Translation: Second Nine: 包蒙，auspicious。纳妇，auspicious。子克家。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
六三：勿用取女。见金夫，不有躬，无攸利。
Translation: Third Six: do not act yet取女。见金夫，不有躬，there is nowhere that brings advantage。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. the warning against going forward suggests restraint rather than expansion.
六四：困蒙，吝。
Translation: Fourth Six: 困蒙，regret or difficulty。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
六五：童蒙，吉。
Translation: Fifth Six: 童蒙，auspicious。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
上九：击蒙，不利为寇，利御寇。
Translation: Top Nine: Draft rendering: 击蒙，不利为寇，利御寇。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.