Hexagram 32
Constancy
恆 · héng
- Upper trigram
- 震 · thunder
- Lower trigram
- 巽 · wind
Judgement
恆：亨，无咎，利貞，利有攸往。
Hăng indicates successful progress and no error (in what it denotes). But the advantage will come from being firm and correct; and movement in any direction whatever will be advantageous.
James Legge, 1882
Lines · bottom to top
- Line 1 初六
初六：浚恆，貞凶，无攸利。
The first line, divided, shows its subject deeply (desirous) of long continuance. Even with firm correctness there will be evil; there will be no advantage in any way.
- Line 2 九二
九二：悔亡。
The second line, undivided, shows all occasion for repentance disappearing.
- Line 3 九三
九三：不恆其德，或承之羞，貞吝。
The third line, undivided, shows one who does not continuously maintain his virtue. There are those who will impute this to him as a disgrace. However firm he may be, there will be ground for regret.
- Line 4 九四
九四：田无禽。
The fourth line, undivided, shows a field where there is no game.
- Line 5 六五
六五：恆其德，貞，婦人吉，夫子凶。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject continuously maintaining the virtue indicated by it. In a wife this will be fortunate; in a husband, evil.
- Line 6 上六
上六：振恆，凶。
The topmost line, divided, shows its subject exciting himself to long continuance. There will be evil.