賁 → 履
Hexagram 22: Grace → Hexagram 10: Treading
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5).
Line 2
六二 賁其須。
Six in the second place means: Lends grace to the beard on his chin.
Line 3
九三 賁如濡如。永貞吉。
Nine in the third place means: Graceful and moist. Constant perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 4
六四 賁如皤如。白馬翰如。匪寇婚媾。
Six in the fourth place means: Grace or simplicity? A white horse comes as if on wings. He is not a robber, He will woo at the right time.
Line 5
六五 賁于丘園。束帛戔戔。吝。終吉。
Six in the fifth place means: Grace in the hills and gardens. The roll of silk is meager and small. Humiliation, but in the end good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
坤厚地德，庶物蕃息；平康正直，以綏大福。
A thousand acres of autumn fields, golden grain bowing low. Wind passes like waves; the granaries will soon be full.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire beneath the mountain should illuminate, yet this verse is a rewrite — the original reads: 'Kun's thick earth-virtue lets all creatures multiply and flourish; level, peaceful, and upright, it brings great blessing.' The earth's generous nature (坤厚地德) nurtures abundance without discrimination, and its straightforward quality (平康正直) secures lasting fortune. From Grace to Treading, decorative fire gives way to heaven above the lake. Where Grace adorns, Treading discriminates — distinguishing upper from lower, establishing proper conduct. The original verse's emphasis on Kun's level rectitude resonates with Treading's function: not decoration but correct placement, walking the proper path that stabilizes the people's hearts.
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