賁 → 謙
Hexagram 22: Grace → Hexagram 15: Modesty
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 6).
Line 1
初九 賁其趾。舍車而徒。
Nine at the beginning means: He lends grace to his toes, leaves the carriage, and walks.
Line 6
上九 白賁。无咎。
Nine at the top means: Simple grace. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
釋然遠咎，避患害早；田獲三狐，以貝為寶。
Released from blame and kept far from fault, avoiding calamity early. Hunting in the field, three foxes are caught; cowrie shells become the treasure.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire beneath the mountain illuminates the path of prudent withdrawal. One releases trouble with relief, avoiding harm before it arrives. The hunter catches three foxes in the field and finds cowrie shells — ancient currency — as treasure. The three foxes recall the I-Ching's Jie hexagram (line nine-two), where capturing three foxes and obtaining a yellow arrow symbolizes resolving entanglements. Cowries as treasure suggest modest but genuine wealth, earned through timely action. From Grace to Modesty, the mountain that once displayed fire now hides within the earth. Adornment retreats beneath the surface; what remains is the mountain's hidden mass — substance without show, the essence of Qian's leveling virtue.
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