32. DURATION
Hêng
The Judgement
DURATION. Success. No blame. Perseverance furthers. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
The Image
Thunder and wind: the image of DURATION. Thus the superior man stands firm And does not change his direction.
The Lines
Six at the top: Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune.
The Image says: 'Restlessness as an enduring condition at the top' is a great lack of success.
Six in the fifth place: Giving duration to one's character through perseverance. This is good fortune for a woman, misfortune for a man.
The Image says: 'Good fortune for a woman through perseverance,' because she follows one man to the end of her life. The man must adapt himself to the right; to follow a woman brings misfortune.
Nine in the fourth place: No game in the field.
The Image says: 'To remain long in a place that is not one's own.' How can one get game?
Nine in the third place: He who does not give duration to his character meets with disgrace. Persistent humiliation.
The Image says: 'He who does not give duration to his character' has no place of refuge.
Nine in the second place: Remorse disappears.
The Image says: 'Remorse disappears in the nine in the second place,' because one can remain long in the middle.
Six at the beginning: Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently. Nothing that would further.
The Image says: The misfortune of 'seeking duration too hastily' comes from seeking too much at the beginning.