Po indicates that (in the state of things which it symbols) it will not be advantageous to make a forward movement in any direction whatever.
The first SIX, divided, shows the leg of the bed injured, and the case devoted to ruin.
The second SIX, divided, shows the sides of the bed injured, and the case devoted to ruin.
The third SIX, divided, shows him stripping it of the skin (that covers the stalks of grain). There will be error.
The fourth SIX, divided, shows the subject of the line being stripped even to the skin, and misfortune to him.
The fifth SIX, divided, shows (to the subject of it) all the fishes about the couch (being got at). There will be advantage to the inmates (of the house where he is).
The topmost NINE, undivided, shows the superior man (who is the subject of it) as a large fruit which has not been eaten. The inferior man will thus find himself without a carriage, (and with nowhere to sit). His house will be quite stripped. © 2026 I-Ching Divination. All rights reserved.