益 → 需
Hexagram 42: Increase → Hexagram 5: Waiting
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 6).
Line 2
六二 或益之十朋之龜。弗克違。永貞吉。王用享于帝吉。
Six in the second place means: Someone does indeed increase him; Ten pairs of tortoises cannot oppose it. Constant perseverance brings good fortune. The king presents him before God. Good fortune.
Line 3
六三 益之用凶事。无咎。有孚中行。告公用圭。
Six in the third place means: One is enriched through unfortunate events. No blame, if you are sincere And walk in the middle, And report with a seal to the prince.
Line 6
上九 莫益之。或擊之。立心勿恆。凶。
Nine at the top means: He brings increase to no one. Indeed, someone even strikes him. He does not keep his heart constantly steady. Misfortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
四目相視，稍近同機。日昳之後，見吾伯姊。
Four eyes gaze at each other, drawing near in shared purpose. After the sun has passed its zenith, I meet my elder sister.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind and thunder bestow increase, and the transformation leads to clouds rising above heaven — the patience of Waiting. Four eyes meet in mutual gaze, drawing imperceptibly closer toward a shared moment. After the sun passes its zenith and begins to decline, the speaker finally meets their elder sister. The 'four eyes gazing' suggests two people recognizing each other across distance, gradually converging. The timing is precise: the reunion happens in the afternoon, when the day's waiting has been fulfilled. From Increase to Waiting, the verse illustrates that beneficial encounters require patience and ripening. The clouds gather above heaven but the rain has not yet fallen; the connection is real, but it arrives only when the moment is ripe.
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