Hexagram 47
泽水困
Oppression
Upper Trigram
☱
兑 (金)
Lower Trigram
☵
坎 (水)
Palace
兑 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 1 · Ying: Line 4
The 兑 trigram (金) sits above the 坎 trigram (水), forming 泽水困. This hexagram belongs to the 兑 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Oppression. Success. Perseverance. The great man brings about good fortune.
Image (象辞)
There is no water in the lake: the image of Exhaustion.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
Sitting oppressed under a bare tree. Three years one sees nothing. (臀困于株木)
Line 2
Oppressed while at meat and drink. (困于酒食)
Line 3
Oppressed by stone, leans on thorns. (困于石)
Line 4
He comes quietly, oppressed in a golden carriage. (来徐徐)
Line 5
His nose and feet are cut off. Joy comes softly. (劓刖)
Line 6
Oppressed by creeping vines. Movement brings remorse. (困于葛藟)