Hexagram 29: Pit
Statement: Repeated pits. Have confidence. Tether your heart and continue. Action brings honor.
Top trigram: Water
Bottom trigram: Water
Hexagram Number: 29
Hexagram Name: Pit
Line 1 comment: Pit within a pit. Entering an underground vault: misfortune.
Line 2 comment: The pit has dangers. Inquiries get little.
Line 3 comment: Drumbeats come: stuck in danger. Entering the underground vault will be of no use.
Line 4 comment: A bottle of wine, a bamboo basket, and two earthenware vessels offered simply through a window. In the end, no fault.
Line 5 comment: The pit is not yet flooded to the brim. No fault.
Line 6 comment: Tied and entangled. Thrown in brambles. For three years, nothing can be won. Misfortune.
The image Flowing water comes: repeated pits. The noble one moves with constant virtue, and repeatedly teaches the critical matters.