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Oppression
Hexagram 47
Upper Trigram
☱ Lake
Lower Trigram
☵ Water
Oppression. Success. Perseverance. The great man brings about good fortune. No blame.
There is no water in the lake. Thus the superior man stakes his life on following his will.
Line 1
One sits oppressed under a bare tree and strays into a gloomy valley. For three years one sees nothing.
Line 2
One is oppressed while at meat and drink. The man with the scarlet knee bands is just coming.
Line 3
A man permits himself to be oppressed by stone, and leans on thorns and thistles.
Line 4
He comes very quietly, oppressed in a golden carriage. Humiliation, but the end is reached.
Line 5
His nose and feet are cut off. Oppression at the hands of the man with the purple knee bands.
Line 6
He is oppressed by creeping vines. He moves uncertainly and says, "Movement brings remorse."