Hexagram 12: Clogging
Statement: Clogging by wicked people. Nothing to be gained, even from a steadfast prince. The great goes, the vile comes.
Top trigram: Heaven
Bottom trigram: Earth
Hexagram Number: 12
Hexagram Name: Clogging
Line 1 comment: Pulling couch grass uproots more with it by entwined roots. Snatch it: fortune. Continue.
Line 2 comment: Wrapped in flattery, the vile prosper. Great people are clogged. Continue.
Line 3 comment: Wrapped in shame.
Line 4 comment: Commands without fault, fields divided: blessings.
Line 5 comment: Clogging ceases. Great people prosper. It could be lost! It could be lost! Tie it to the roots of a mulberry tree.
Line 6 comment: Clogging overturned. First there was clogging. Later all will be glad.
The image Heaven and earth separate: clogging. The noble one acts with self-restraint in the face of punishing hardship, and avoids glory or riches.