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困 47 · Kùn · Oppression
Lake over Water — upper Duì 兌 (joyous, open, exchanging); lower Kǎn 坎 (deep, dangerous, flowing)
Hexagram 47, Oppression (Kùn, 困), is Lake over Water. Lake with no water. Exhaustion; words are not believed.
The situation
Lake with no water. Exhaustion; words are not believed.
The counsel
Keep cheerful strength inside. Deeds, not words, will restore trust.
The six lines
Line 1 — Sitting under a bare tree, in a dark valley. Three years.
Line 2 — Oppressed amid food and wine; red knee-bands come. An offering helps.
Line 3 — Stone and thorns; entering the house, the partner is gone. Misfortune.
Line 4 — Coming slowly, oppressed in a golden carriage. Humiliation, then an end.
Line 5 — Nose and feet cut off; oppressed by the high. Joy comes slowly.
Line 6 — Tangled in vines. Regret, then move. Good.