Oppression Hexagram 47 of the I Ching (Yijing · 周易)

Traditional Fortune Grade

困顿之中唯守正者可通，言语难取信，宜少言力守。

Basis · 依据：卦辞「贞，大人吉，无咎。有言不信」——困而守正者吉，然困顿之象，传统判为小凶。

The Judgment

The Six Moving Lines

• Six at the beginningOne sits oppressed under a bare tree and strays into a gloomy valley; for three years one sees nothing.初六：臀困于株木，入于幽谷，三岁不觌。
• Nine in the second placeOne is oppressed while at meat and drink; the man with the scarlet knee bands is just coming; it furthers one to offer sacrifice; to set forth brings misfortune, no blame.九二：困于酒食，朱绂方来，利用享祀。征凶，无咎。
• Six in the third placeA man permits himself to be oppressed by stone, and leans on thorns and thistles; he enters the house and does not see his wife; misfortune.六三：困于石，据于蒺藜，入于其宫，不见其妻，凶。
• Nine in the fourth placeHe comes very quietly, oppressed in a golden carriage; humiliation, but the end is reached.九四：来徐徐，困于金车，吝，有终。
• Nine in the fifth placeHis nose and feet are cut off; oppression at the hands of the man with the purple knee bands; joy comes softly; it furthers one to make offerings.九五：劓刖，困于赤绂，乃徐有说，利用祭祀。
• Six at the topHe is oppressed, as if bound with creepers; then in a tower he stands, and the time for change comes; no blame.上六：困于葛藟，于臲卼，曰动悔。有悔，征吉。