履 → 姤
Hexagram 10: Treading → Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 3).
Line 1
初九 素履往。无咎。
Nine at the beginning means: Simple conduct. Progress without blame.
Line 3
六三 眇能視。跛能履。履虎尾。咥人凶。武人為于大君。
Six in the third place means: A one-eyed man is able to see, A lame man is able to tread. He treads on the tail of the tiger. The tiger bites the man. Misfortune. Thus does a warrior act on behalf of his great prince.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
重伯黃寶，宜以我市；嫁娶有恩，利得過母。
Chong Bo is yellow treasure; fit for trade at my market. Marriage brings lasting kindness; the profit gained surpasses the mother is portion.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven above the lake, and precious goods facilitate exchange. Valuable yellow treasures are weighed and deemed fit for trade. Marriage brings mutual benefit, and the profit surpasses what the mother's family expected. The verse presents a commercial-matrimonial transaction: wealth is exchanged, a bride is given, and both sides gain. The tone is practical rather than romantic — alliance through measured reciprocity. From Treading to Coming to Meet, wind stirs beneath heaven as the ruler issues commands to all quarters. The encounter is arranged, not accidental. Proper conduct in negotiation produces a meeting that benefits both parties — the sovereign's decree reaches far, and each side recognizes the other's value.
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