Hexagram 50 Line 2: 九二

Ding The Cauldron

Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)九二 Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious

Classical Chinese Text

九二 鼎有實。我仇有疾。不我能即。吉。

dǐngwhen
yǒuhas
shícontent(s)
our
chóurival
yǒuwill have
anxiety(ies)
it
our
néngin
to pursue
promising

Line Commentary

There is food in the ting. My comrades are envious, but they cannot harm me. Good fortune. In a period of advanced culture, achieving something significant is of the greatest importance. Concentrate on real undertakings, and you may experience envy and disfavor, but that is not dangerous. The more you limit yourself to actual achievements, the less harm the envious inflict.

When This Line Changes

If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 50 Ding (The Cauldron) transforms into Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer).

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Parent Hexagram

The Cauldron
Ding (50)

Fire () over Wind ()

Upper Trigram: Fire | Lower Trigram: Wind