困 → 隨
Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 17: Following
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 2).
Line 1
初六 臀困于株木。入于幽谷。三歲不覿。
Six at the beginning means: One sits oppressed under a bare tree And strays into a gloomy valley. For three years one sees nothing.
Line 2
九二 困于酒食。朱紱方來。利用享祀。征凶无咎。
Nine in the second place means: One is oppressed while at meat and drink. The man with the scarlet knee bands is just coming. It furthers one to offer sacrifice. To set forth brings misfortune. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
筐筥錡釜，可活百口。伊氏鼎俎，大福所起。
Baskets and kettles, cauldrons and pots, enough to sustain a hundred mouths. Yi Yin's sacrificial vessels are the wellspring of great fortune.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
A lake without water, but baskets and cauldrons stand ready. Square baskets and round containers, tripod kettles and cooking pots are enough to feed a hundred mouths. Then comes the cauldron of the Yi clan: Yi Yin, once a humble cook from the land of Youshen, who carried his tripod and chopping board to King Tang and through the art of cookery earned a minister's trust. From that cauldron, great blessings arose. From Oppression to Following, thunder rests within the lake, and the gentleman enters evening rest at dusk. The one who prepares nourishment for others discovers that others naturally follow. Yi Yin's cookery was not servility but adaptive leadership: meeting the patron where he stood and gently guiding him onward.
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