☯️ 恆 (Héng) - Duration
Duration. Success. No blame. Perseverance furthers. It furthers one to have somewhere to go. - Thunder and wind: the image of Duration. Thus the superior man stands firm and does not change his direction.
Verses
Verse 1
恆，亨無咎，利貞
héng, hēng wú jiù, lì zhēn
Duration. Success. No blame. Perseverance furthers. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
Verse 2
初六：浚恆，貞凶，無攸利
chū liù: jùn héng, zhēn xiōng, wú yōu lì
Six at the beginning: Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently. Nothing that would further.
Verse 3
九二：悔亡
jiǔ èr: huǐ wáng
Nine in the second place: Remorse disappears.
Verse 4
九三：不恆其德，或承之羞，貞吝
jiǔ sān: bù héng qí dé, huò chéng zhī xiū, zhēn lìn
Nine in the third place: He who does not give duration to his character meets with disgrace. Persistent humiliation.
Verse 5
九四：田無禽
jiǔ sì: tián wú qín
Nine in the fourth place: No game in the field.
Verse 6
六五：恆其德，貞，婦人吉，夫子凶
liù wǔ: héng qí dé, zhēn, fù rén jí, fū zǐ xiōng
Six in the fifth place: Giving duration to one's character through perseverance. This is good fortune for a woman, misfortune for a man.
Verse 7
上六：振恆，凶
shàng liù: zhèn héng, xiōng
Six at the top: Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune.