困 → 觀
Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 20: Contemplation
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 6).
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.
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 6
上六 困于葛藟。于臲卼。曰動悔有悔。征吉。
Six at the top means: He is oppressed by creeping vines. He moves uncertainly and says, "Movement brings remorse. " If one feels remorse over this and makes a start, Good fortune comes.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
桃夭少葉，婚悅宜家。君子樂胥，長利止居。
The peach tree is young with few leaves, yet the marriage brings delight and harmony. The gentleman finds happiness; lasting fortune in a settled home.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
A lake without water, but a young peach tree blossoms with few leaves, signaling a joyful marriage and a harmonious household. The verse directly quotes the Shijing ode 'Tao Yao': 'The peach tree is young and elegant; this young lady goes to her new home and will order well her chamber and house.' The gentleman takes pleasure in his domestic happiness and finds lasting benefit in settled dwelling. From Oppression to Contemplation, wind moves over the earth, and the ancient kings surveyed their domains to educate the people. The intimate joy of a new marriage opens into a wider view: personal contentment becomes the foundation from which one observes and understands the world. Domestic harmony radiates outward as civilizing influence.
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