困 → 臨
Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 19: Approach
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 4, 5).
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 4
九四 來徐徐。困于金車。吝。有終。
Nine in the fourth place means: He comes very quietly, oppressed in a golden carriage. Humiliation, but the end is reached.
Line 5
九五 劓刖。困于赤紱。乃徐有說。利用祭祀。
Nine in the fifth place means: His nose and feet are cut off. Oppression at the hands of the man with the purple knee bands. Joy comes softly. It furthers one to make offerings and libations.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
用彼嘉賓，政平且均。螟䖝不作，民得安寧。
Employing worthy guests, governance is fair and balanced. Locusts and pests do not arise; the people find peace and tranquility.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
A lake without water, yet governance flourishes. Worthy guests are appointed, administration is fair and evenly distributed, insect pests do not arise, and the people enjoy tranquility. The 'jia bin' (honored guests) likely alludes to the Shijing ode 'Lu Ming,' where a lord feasts his guests and gains their counsel, creating the ideal feedback loop between sovereign hospitality and ministerial wisdom. When the right advisors are employed, even nature cooperates. From Oppression to Approach, the lake rests upon the earth, and the gentleman teaches without limit, sheltering the people without boundary. Oppression lifts when leadership draws near to the governed, and the ruler's approach transforms barren exhaustion into nurturing oversight.
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