豐 → 賁
Hexagram 55: Abundance → Hexagram 22: Grace
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 4, 6).
Line 4
九四 豐其蔀。日中見斗。遇其夷主。吉。
Nine in the fourth place means: The curtain is of such fullness That the polestars can be seen at noon. He meets his ruler, who is of like kind. Good fortune.
Line 6
上六 豐其屋。蔀其家。闚其戶。闃其无人。三歲不覿。凶。
Six at the top means: His house is in a state of abundance. He screens off his family. He peers through the gate And no longer perceives anyone. For three years he sees nothing. Misfortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
日中為市，各持所有，交易資賄。函珠懷寶。
At midday the market opens; each holds what he has, exchanging goods and valuables. Clasping pearls, harboring treasures.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder and fire blaze in Abundance, and the verse quotes the Yijing's own hexagram text for Feng. 'At midday the market opens; each brings what they have, exchanging goods and wealth.' This is a direct echo of the Xici Zhuan's description of Shennong's market: the people gather at noon to trade, then depart satisfied. The final image — 'carrying pearls in one's bosom, treasuring jewels' — elevates the commercial scene to one of hidden value. From Abundance to Grace, fire illuminates beneath the mountain: the marketplace's busy exchange yields to quiet aesthetic refinement. Grace adorns what was merely functional, and the pearls carried within emerge as the true treasure — not traded but cherished.
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