Hexagram 28 · Da Guo · Preponderance of the Great

King Wen, Duke of Zhou, Confucius · Western Zhou (c.1000 BCE)

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Preponderance of the Great: The ridgepole sags. Favorable to go, success. 1. Matting of white grass. No blame. 2. A withered poplar puts forth shoots. Old man takes a young wife. Everything furthers. 3. The ridgepole sags. Misfortune. 4. The ridgepole is braced. Good fortune. If anything else, humiliation. 5. Withered poplar blooms. Old woman takes a young husband. No blame, no praise. 6. Wading through, the head goes under. Misfortune, but no blame.