Hexagram 4 — 蒙 (Méng), Youthful Folly
Above: ☶ 艮 Mountain Below: ☵ 坎 Water
The Judgment
亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮告，再三渎，渎则不告。利贞。
Success comes through humility in learning. Seek the teacher sincerely; repeated frivolous asking gets no answer.
The Image (Daxiang)
「山下出泉，蒙；君子以果行育德。」A spring below the mountain — the noble person acts decisively and nurtures virtue.—— 《周易·大象传》（The Image Commentary）
The Tuan Commentary
彖曰：蒙，山下有险，险而止，蒙。蒙亨，以亨行时中也。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我，志应也。初筮告，以刚中也。再三渎，渎则不告，渎蒙也。蒙以养正，圣功也。——《易传·彖传》
The Six Line Texts
| 初六 | 发蒙，利用刑人，用说桎梏，以往吝。 |
| 九二 | 包蒙吉，纳妇吉，子克家。 |
| 六三 | 勿用取女，见金夫，不有躬，无攸利。 |
| 六四 | 困蒙，吝。 |
| 六五 | 童蒙，吉。 |
| 上九 | 击蒙，不利为寇，利御寇。 |
In Plain Terms
Be a humble student; ask sincerely, not repeatedly without acting. When you receive this hexagram, hold the judgment beside your question: it describes a posture and a season, not a script.
I Ching judgments quoted from the Zhouyi (public domain); modern renderings by BaziOracle, for cultural and entertainment reference.