Kun (L'Accablement) — Lac sur Eau. Un lac sans eau est piégé par leau. Quand on est coincé, les actes parlent plus que les mots.
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Trait 1:臀困于株木,入于幽谷,三岁不觌。 Buttocks trapped on a stump — entering a dark valley; three years without daylight. Deeply oppressed, no hope in sight.
Trait 2:困于酒食,朱绂方来,利用享祀。征凶,无咎。 Oppressed amid food and wine — the red sash just arrived; favorable for offerings, not for campaigns. Small comforts in hardship; do not act rashly.
Trait 3:困于石,据于蒺藜,入于其宫,不见其妻,凶。 Trapped on stone, leaning on thorns — entering home, no wife to be seen; danger. Obstacles everywhere, utterly alone.
Trait 4:来徐徐,困于金车,吝有终。 Coming slowly — trapped in a golden carriage; regret but good ending. Prolonged hardship but eventual improvement.
Trait 5:困于赤绂,乃徐有说,利用祭祀。 Nose and feet cut — oppressed by the red sash; slowly released; favorable for offerings. Wounded but redeemable through righteous path.
Trait 6:困于葛藟,于臲兀,曰动悔。有悔,征吉。 Tangled in creepers, on unstable ground — every move brings regret. But with regret, action brings good fortune. At rock bottom, movement brings reversal.