比 → 困
Hexagram 8: Holding Together → Hexagram 47: Oppression
䷇
比
Holding Together
Water / Earth
→
䷮
困
Oppression
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 4).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → LakeThe Deep → The Joyous
Lower TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Yilin Verse
虎狼結謀，相聚為保。伺嚙牛羊，道絕不通，傷我商人。
Tiger and wolf conspire together, gathering for mutual protection. They lie in wait to devour cattle and sheep; the road is severed, impassable -- they wound my merchants.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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