坎 · 陷
Judgement
有孚，维心亨。行有尚。
The abyss, repeated. Sincerity held within the heart: success. Action is honoured.
The Image
水洊至，习坎。君子以常德行，习教事。
Water flows on and on: the abyss repeated. So the superior man walks in lasting virtue and carries on the work of teaching.
The Lines
习坎，入于坎窞，凶。
The abyss repeated; falling into the abyss’s pit. Ill.
“习坎”入坎，失道凶也。
The abyss repeated, into the pit: he loses the way — ill.
坎有险，求小得。
The abyss has danger; seek only small gains.
“求小得”，未出中也。
Seeking only small gains: not yet out of the middle.
来之坎坎，险且枕，入于坎窞，勿用。
Before and after, abyss upon abyss; dangerous and pillowed. Falling into the pit — do not act.
“来之坎坎”，终无功也。
Abyss upon abyss: in the end, no merit.
樽酒，簋贰，用缶，纳约自牖，终无咎。
A jug of wine and a second basket of grain, in earthenware; the pledge is taken through the window. In the end, no blame.
“樽酒，簋贰”，刚柔际也。
A jug of wine and second basket: hard and soft meet.
坎不盈，祗既平，无咎。
The abyss is not filled, only levelled. No blame.
“坎不盈”，中未大也。
The abyss is not filled: the middle is not yet great.
係用徽纆，寘于丛棘，三岁不得，凶。
Bound with rope and cord, held among thorns; three years not gained. Ill.
上六失道，凶“三岁”也。
The top line loses the way: ill for three years.
Reading
水水相重。险是平直的意思。古注不是说避开这水，而是学会它的河道——圣人过峡谷，靠的是知道水会把他带向何处。