離 → 坎

Commentary

Doubled fire meets doubled water: brilliance enters the abyss and must learn to conceal its splendor. Wearing embroidered robes at night, no one can see the patterns. Yet sitting calmly in the jade hall brings no calamity; the eldest son leads the army and achieves proper order. 'Brocade worn at night' (bei xiu ye xing) is a classical image of wasted brilliance — the finest garment invisible in darkness. The verse counsels that in times of danger, restraint surpasses display. From The Clinging to The Abysmal, fire descends into water's repeated peril. The one who accepts that brilliance must sometimes go unseen, who sits still in the hall rather than parading through the dark, preserves both himself and the mission. The eldest son's disciplined command embodies fire's clarity channeled through water's constant practice.