Heng (La Durée) — Tonnerre sur Vent. Le tonnerre et le vent saccompagnent, immuables. La persévérance est la clé du succès.
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Trait 1：浚恒，贞凶，无攸利。 Seeking constancy too deeply — danger; no benefit. Excessive attachment brings harm.
Trait 2：悔亡。 Regret vanishes. Walk the middle path, without deviation.
Trait 3：不恒其德，或承之羞，贞吝。 Unable to maintain virtue — may suffer shame; staying upright brings regret. Giving up halfway is regrettable.
Trait 4：田无禽。 No game in the fields. Wrong direction — effort wasted.
Trait 5：恒其德，贞，妇人吉，夫子凶。 Maintaining virtue with constancy — upright. Auspicious for the wife, dangerous for the husband. Each role has its own constancy.
Trait 6：振恒，凶。 Restlessly seeking constancy — danger. Agitated and unsettled; the foundation is weak.