Hexagram 42
风雷益
Increase
Upper Trigram
☴
巽 (木)
Lower Trigram
☳
震 (木)
Palace
巽 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 3 · Ying: Line 6
The 巽 trigram (木) sits above the 震 trigram (木), forming 风雷益. This hexagram belongs to the 巽 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Increase. It furthers one to undertake something.
Image (象辞)
Wind and thunder: the image of Increase.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
It furthers one to accomplish great deeds. (利用为大作)
Line 2
Someone does indeed increase him. (或益之)
Line 3
One is enriched through unfortunate events. (益之用凶事)
Line 4
If you walk in the middle and report to the prince. (中行)
Line 5
If in truth you have a kind heart, ask not. (有孚惠心)
Line 6
He brings increase to no one. Someone strikes him. (莫益之)