豐 → 小畜
Hexagram 55: Abundance → Hexagram 9: Small Taming
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5, 6).
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 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 5
六五 來章。有慶譽吉。
Six in the fifth place means: Lines are coming, Blessing and fame draw near. 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
外棲野鼠，與雞為伍。瘡痍不息，即去其室。
A wild rat roosts outside, keeping company with chickens. Sores and wounds unceasing, it must then leave that dwelling.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder and fire converge in Abundance, but here abundance breeds infestation. Field mice nest outside their burrows and mingle with the chickens. Sores and wounds multiply without ceasing, until one must abandon the dwelling entirely. When vermin invade domestic space, corruption has penetrated the household. The mixing of wild rodents with domestic fowl signals a breakdown of proper boundaries — disorder masquerading as cohabitation. From Abundance to Small Taming, wind above heaven gently restrains: the verse warns that small corruptions left unchecked overwhelm any system. Small Taming's discipline of 'refining civil virtue' addresses precisely this — containing minor threats before they become unmanageable plagues.
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