Hexagram 50: The Cauldron → Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed

The Cauldron
Fire / Wind
Work on the Decayed
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 4).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire MountainThe Clinging → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramWind Wind

Yilin Verse

商人行旅,資无所有。貪貝逐利,留連玉帛。馭轅內安,公子何咎?

The merchant travels far, his capital all spent. Greedy for cowries, chasing profit, he lingers over jade and silk. Gripping the reins, at peace within; what fault befalls the young lord?

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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