Hexagram 29 · 坎 kǎn

Pitfalls · line 2

九二:坎有險,求小得。

The second line, undivided, shows its subject in all the peril of the defile. He will, however, get a little (of the deliverance) that he seeks.

James Legge, 1882

Hexagram 29 Pitfalls · Judgement

習坎:有孚,維心亨,行有尚。

Khan, here repeated, shows the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is penetrating. Action (in accordance with this) will be of high value.

James Legge, 1882