DIANJI · 典籍
坎·重险·涉险求孚
习坎，有孚，维心亨，行有尚。
坎象征重重险陷（水中有水）。内心保持诚信（有孚），唯心志通达（维心亨），行动方受推崇。唯有如水般坚韧，才能穿越重重险阻。
初六 习坎，入于坎窞，凶。
九二 坎有险，求小得。
六三 来之坎坎，险且枕，入于坎窞，勿用。
六四 樽酒簋贰，用缶，纳约自牖，终无咎。
九五 坎不盈，祗既平，无咎。
上六 系用徽纆，寘于丛棘，三岁不得，凶。
习坎，有孚，维心亨，行有尚。
Danger doubled upon danger. Genuine inner conviction keeps the heart clear, and action taken from that place earns real respect.
Initial Six: Danger stacked on danger -- already in the pit, and slipping down into a deeper hollow within it. Misfortune.
Nine in the second: Real danger surrounds you here -- aim only for small, achievable gains for now.
Six in the third: Danger in every direction, pit after pit -- stop and wait rather than push through, or you'll drop straight into the next one. Don't force it.
Six in the fourth: Just a jug of wine and a bowl of grain, served in plain clay dishes, passed through directly rather than through any formal channel -- there's genuinely nothing wrong with keeping it this simple.
Nine in the fifth: The water rises only up to the rim, never spilling over -- danger held right at its limit, no fault in that balance.
Six at the top: Tied up with rope and confined behind walls of thornbrush -- three years pass with no way out found. Misfortune.