 | Arresting Decay | |
| Upper Trigram: | Ken, Inaction, a Mountain | |
| Lower Trigram: | Sun, Gentle Penetration, Mildness, Wind, Wood | |
| Governing Ruler: | Six in the fifth place | |
The Image
The trigram for a mountain, and below it that for wind; these form Ku. The superior man, in accordance with this, addresses himself to help the people and nourish his own virtue.
Miscellaneous Signs
Sui quits the old; Ku makes a new decree.
The Judgement
Ku indicates great progress and success to him who deals properly with the condition represented by it. There will be advantage in crossing the great stream. He should weigh well, however, the events of three days before the turning point, and those to be done three days after it.
Commentary
In Ku we have the strong trigram above, and the weak one below; we have below pliancy and above inaction: these give the idea of Ku, a troubled condition of affairs, verging to ruin.
'Ku indicates great progress and success': through the course shown in it, all under heaven there will eventually be good order.
'There will be advantage in crossing the great stream': he who advances encounters the business to be done. 'He should weigh well, however, the events of three days before the turning point, and those to be done three days after it': the end of confusion is the beginning of order; such is the procedure of heaven.
In Ku we have the strong trigram above, and the weak one below; we have below pliancy and above inaction: these give the idea of Ku, a troubled condition of affairs, verging to ruin.
'Ku indicates great progress and success': through the course shown in it, all under heaven there will eventually be good order.
'There will be advantage in crossing the great stream': he who advances encounters the business to be done. 'He should weigh well, however, the events of three days before the turning point, and those to be done three days after it': the end of confusion is the beginning of order; such is the procedure of heaven.
The Lines and commentaries
Bottom six
Showing a son dealing with the troubles caused by his father. If the son be able, the father will escape the blame of having erred. The position is perilous, but there will be good fortune in the end.
'He deals with the troubles caused by his father', feeling he has entered the work of his father.
Nine in the second placeShowing a son dealing with the troubles caused by his mother. He should not carry his firm correctness to the utmost.
'He deals with the troubles caused by his mother', holding to the course of the due mean.
Nine in the third placeShowing a son dealing with the troubles caused by his father. There may be some small occasion for repentance, but there will not be any great error.
'He deals with the troubles caused by his father': in the end there will be no error.
Six in the fourth placeA son viewing indulgently the troubles caused by his father. If he go forward, he will find cause to regret it.
'He views indulgently the troubles caused by his father': if he go forward, he will not succeed.
Six in the fifth placeA son dealing with the troubles caused by his father. He obtains the praise of using the fit instrument for his work.
'He deals with the troubles caused by his father, and obtains praise': he is responded to by the subject of the second line, with all his virtue.
Top-most nineShowing one who serves neither king nor feudal lord, but in a lofty spirit prefers to attend to his own affairs.
'He does not serve either king or feudal lord': but his aim may be a model to others.
 1. Ch'ien Creative Principle |  2. K'un Passive Principle |  3. Chun Initial Difficulties |  4. Meng Youthful Inexperience |  5. Hsü Delay |  6. Sung Conflict |  7. Shih The Army |  8. Pi Seeking Unity |  9. Hsiao Ch'u Minor Restraint |  10. Lü Treading carefully |  11. T'ai Peace |  12. P'i Stagnation |  13. T'ung Jen Companionship |  14. Ta Yu Great Possessions |  15. Ch'ien Modesty |  16. Yü Enthusiasm |  17. Sui Allegiance | 18. Ku Arresting Decay |  19. Lin Approaching |  20. Kuan Contemplation |  21. Shih Ho Biting through |  22. Pi Grace |  23. Po Disintegration |  24. Fu The Turning Point |  25. Wu Wang Innocence |  26. Ta Ch'u Restraining Force |  27. I Nourishment |  28. Ta Kuo Excess |  29. K'an The Abyss |  30. Li Clinging Brightness |  31. Hsieh Influence |  32. Heng Endurance |  33. Tun Withdrawal |  34. Ta Chuang Strength of Greatness |  35. Chin Progress |  36. Ming I Sinking Light |  37. Chia Jen The Family |  38. K'uei Opposition |  39. Chien Obstacles |  40. Hsieh Deliverance |  41. Sun Decrease |  42. I Increase |  43. Kuai Resolution |  44. Kou Coming on |  45. Ts'ui Congregation |  46. Sheng Moving upward |  47. K'un Exhaustion |  48. Ching The Well |  49. Ko Revolution |  50. Ting The Cauldron |  51. Chen Thunderclap |  52. Ken Inaction |  53. Chien Gradual Progress |  54. Kuei Mei Marriageable Maiden |  55. Feng Abundance |  56. Lü The Wanderer |  57. Sun Gentle Penetration |  58. Tui Joy |  59. Huan Dispersal |  60. Chien Restraint |  61. Cung Fu Inner Truth |  62. Hsiao Kuo Small Excess |  63. Chi Chi Completion and After |  64. Wei Chi Before Completion |