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Hexagram 32 — Thunder over Wind (雷風恆) - Duration
恆
Lower Canon 下經
Hexagram Symbol & Trigrams
卦象與八卦
Judgment
卦辭
恆：亨，無咎，利貞，利有攸往。
Duration. Success. No blame. Perseverance furthers. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
Image
象傳
象曰：雷風，恆；君子以立不易方。
Thunder and wind: the image of Duration. Thus the superior man stands firm and does not change his direction.
Interpretation
詮釋
恆卦象徵恆久與持續。雷風相應，長久不息。暗示著堅持恆心，持之以恆，但也要因時制宜而非僵化。
Duration and continuity. Thunder and wind responding, lasting endlessly. Suggests maintaining perseverance and consistency, but adapting to times rather than being rigid.
Six Lines
爻辭
Six at the beginning
初六
浚恆，貞凶，無攸利。
Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently. Nothing that would further.
求恆太急，守之則凶，無所利。初始即求速成，急於求成必敗。
Seeking constancy too hastily, persisting brings misfortune, nothing benefits. Beginning with impatience, haste leads to failure.
Nine in the second place
九二
悔亡。
Remorse disappears.
悔恨消失。守中正之道，有恆而不過，悔恨自消。
Regret vanishes. Maintaining the balanced path, having constancy without excess, regret naturally disappears.
Nine in the third place
九三
不恆其德，或承之羞，貞吝。
He who does not give duration to his character meets with disgrace. Persistent humiliation.
不能恆守其德，或招致羞辱，守之可恥。反復無常必遭輕視。
Unable to maintain virtue consistently, inviting shame, persistence is disgraceful. Inconstancy inevitably brings contempt.
Nine in the fourth place
九四
田無禽。
No game in the field.
田獵無獲。恆心用錯地方，徒勞無功。不在其位謀其事必無成。
Hunting yields nothing. Perseverance in wrong place, fruitless effort. Acting outside one's position brings no success.
Six in the fifth place
六五
恆其德，貞，婦人吉，夫子凶。
Giving duration to one's character through perseverance. This is good fortune for a woman, misfortune for a man.
恆守其德，守正。婦人吉，夫子凶。過度順從對女性適宜，對男性不利。
Maintaining virtue with constancy, staying correct. Fortune for women, misfortune for men. Excessive compliance suits women, disadvantages men.
Six at the top
上六
振恆，凶。
Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune.
震動不安為恆，凶。恆於不定反而不是真恆，搖擺不定必遭禍。
Agitation as constancy brings misfortune. Constancy in inconstancy is not true constancy, wavering inevitably brings calamity.
Source: I Ching (易經), Hexagram 32