益 → 解

Commentary

Wind and thunder bestow increase, and the transformation leads to thunder above water — the liberating release of Deliverance. This is a rewritten verse; the original reads: 'Fox, pheasant, and rabbit, fearing humans, flee and scatter. They run apart and hide, not knowing where they are.' Animals disperse in pure terror, each seeking its own refuge without direction or plan. The image captures panic without resolution — creatures overwhelmed by threat who scatter rather than unite. From Increase to Deliverance, the verse carries an implicit promise within its desperation. Thunder and rain work together to dissolve accumulated tensions; the gentleman pardons faults and forgives crimes. Though the animals flee in confusion now, the storm that frightens them is also the storm that clears the air.