Hexagram 48: Well
Statement: Well. A city may change, but the well does not. It does not lose, it does not gain. In spite of all who come and go from a well, it remains a well. But if the rope cannot reach, or if the well's vase is upended:_ misfortune.
Top trigram: Water
Bottom trigram: Wind
Hexagram Number: 48
Hexagram Name: Well
Line 1 comment: The muddy well does not feed. No birds come to an ancient well.
Line 2 comment: The well bottom gushes carp. A broken jug leaks.
Line 3 comment: The well is dredged, but no one drinks. My heart is anguished. Water could be drawn. If the king understood, we would instantly receive happiness.
Line 4 comment: The well lined with brick. No fault.
Line 5 comment: The well of a clear cold spring: drink.
Line 6 comment: The well collects fully. Do not cover it. Have confidence: great fortune.
The image Wood above water: well. The noble one encourages the people and lends them assistance.