益 → 訟
Hexagram 42: Increase → Hexagram 6: Conflict
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4).
Line 1
初九 利用為大作。元吉无咎。
Nine at the beginning means: It furthers one to accomplish great deeds. Supreme good fortune. No blame.
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 4
六四 中行。告公從。利用為依遷國。
Six in the fourth place means: If you walk in the middle And report the prince, He will follow. It furthers one to be used In the removal of the capital.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
隨時逐便，不失利門。多獲得福，富於封君。
Following the times and seizing advantage, never missing the gate of profit. Gaining fortune in abundance, wealthier than an enfeoffed lord.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind and thunder bestow increase, and the transformation leads to heaven and water moving in opposing directions — the tension of Conflict. Yet the verse speaks of seizing every opportunity as it arises, never missing the gate of profit, accumulating wealth surpassing that of an enfeoffed lord. This is the merchant or strategist who reads the currents of fortune and rides them deftly. 'Following the time and chasing convenience' echoes the Yijing counsel to act in accord with the moment. From Increase to Conflict, the dynamic reveals a paradox: precisely because opposing forces create friction, the shrewd operator profits from the turbulence. Where heaven and water move against each other, the one who plans carefully at the outset turns contention itself into a source of abundance.
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