Hexagram 60
水泽节
Limitation
Upper Trigram
☵
坎 (水)
Lower Trigram
☱
兑 (金)
Palace
坎 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 1 · Ying: Line 4
The 坎 trigram (水) sits above the 兑 trigram (金), forming 水泽节. This hexagram belongs to the 坎 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Limitation. Success. Galling limitation must not be persevered in.
Image (象辞)
Water over lake: the image of Limitation.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
Not going out of the door. Without blame. (不出户庭)
Line 2
Not going out of the gate brings misfortune. (不出门庭)
Line 3
He who knows no limitation will have cause to lament. (不节若)
Line 4
Contented limitation. Success. (安节)
Line 5
Sweet limitation brings good fortune. Going brings esteem. (甘节)
Line 6
Galling limitation. Perseverance brings misfortune. (苦节)