豐 → 師
Hexagram 55: Abundance → Hexagram 7: The Army
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4).
Line 1
初九 遇其配主。雖旬无咎。往有尚。
Nine at the beginning means: When a man meets his destined ruler, They can be together ten days, And it is not a mistake. Going meets with recognition.
Line 2
六二 豐其蔀。日中見斗。往得疑疾。有孚發若。吉。
Six in the second place means: The curtain is of such fullness That the polestars can be seen at noon. Through going one meets with mistrust and hate. If one rouses him through truth, Good fortune comes.
Line 3
九三 豐其沛。日中見沬。折其右肱。无咎。
Nine in the third place means: The underbrush is of such abundance That the small stars can be seen at noon. He breaks his right arm. No blame.
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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
狐狸雉兔，畏人逃去。分走竄匿，不如所處。
Foxes, pheasants, and hares, fearing men, flee away. Scattering to hide in all directions, worse off than where they were.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder and fire blaze in Abundance, yet here the scene is one of panicked flight. Foxes, pheasants, and rabbits, terrified of humans, scatter in every direction. They run and hide, each worse off than where they started. The animals' dispersal mirrors the plight of those who abandon their positions out of fear rather than strategic judgment. Flight without discipline leads to a worse situation than holding ground. From Abundance to the Army, earth contains water in disciplined reserve: the scattering animals embody the opposite of military order, where panic undoes every advantage. The Army's lesson is that containment and organized response, not chaotic flight, transforms threat into security.
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