Hexagram 32 · ䷟
Duration brings success without blame through perseverance. It furthers to have somewhere to go.
Judgment
Duration brings success without blame through perseverance. It furthers to have somewhere to go.
Image
Thunder and wind represent the image of Duration. The noble person stands firm and does not change direction.
Lines
Seeking permanence too hastily at the beginning brings misfortune. Nothing is furthered. Remorse disappears through maintaining the central position. One who does not maintain cons...
Duration. Success. No blame. Perseverance furthers. It furthers to have somewhere to go.
Duration brings success without blame through perseverance. It furthers to have somewhere to go.
Duration means lasting. The strong is above, the weak below; thunder and wind come together. Gentle and moving, the strong and the weak all respond—this is Duration. Duration brings success without blame through perseverance, because it lasts long in its way. The way of heaven and earth is lasting and never ends. It furthers to have somewhere to go, because the end comes and then begins again. Sun and moon have heaven and can shine forever; the four seasons change and transform and can complete forever. The holy man remains lasting in his way, and the world is transformed and completes itself. Observe what is lasting, and the nature of heaven and earth and all beings becomes visible.
Duration represents lastingness. The strong above and yielding below create mutual response. Thunder and wind work together—gentle yet moving, strong and weak all correspond to each other.
Thunder and wind: the image of Duration. The noble person stands firm and does not change his direction.
Thunder and wind represent the image of Duration. The noble person stands firm and does not change direction.
Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune. Nothing that would further.
Seeking permanence too hastily at the beginning brings misfortune. Nothing is furthered.
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Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune, because this means looking for deep water in the beginning.
Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune because one seeks depth too early.
Remorse disappears.
Remorse disappears through maintaining the central position.
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Nine in the second place means that with duration comes the disappearance of remorse, because it rests in the middle.
The disappearance of remorse comes from being able to remain in the center for a long time.
He who does not give duration to his character meets with disgrace. Perseverance brings humiliation.
One who does not maintain constancy in character meets with disgrace. Even with perseverance, humiliation follows.
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He who does not give duration to his character meets with disgrace because he is without a position in which he could be.
Meeting with disgrace through inconstancy—there is no place to accommodate such character.
No game in the field.
No game in the field—hunting without result because one remains in an improper position.
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No game in the field: how could one long remain in this position?
No game in the field: how can one obtain game when positioned wrongly?
Giving duration to his character. Perseverance brings good fortune for the woman, misfortune for the man.
Maintaining constancy in character. For a woman, perseverance brings good fortune; for a man, it brings misfortune.
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With duration, good fortune for the woman lies in following the man once and for all. For the man, it is a matter of judging things and making decisions.
The woman's good fortune comes from following one man to the end; the man must create his own meaning.
Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune.
Agitation as a permanent condition brings misfortune.
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Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune because such persistence in one place is entirely without merit.
Restlessness as an enduring condition at the top leads to complete lack of achievement.
What does Hêng / Duration mean in the I Ching?
Duration brings success without blame through perseverance. It furthers to have somewhere to go.
How should I study Hexagram 32 on this page?
Start with the judgment and image, then read the line statements in sequence. Seeking permanence too hastily at the beginning brings misfortune. Nothing is furthered. Remorse disappears through maintaining the central position. One who does not maintain cons...
How can this hexagram be applied in a modern reading?
Duration represents lastingness. The strong above and yielding below create mutual response. Thunder and wind work together—gentle yet moving, strong and weak all correspond to each other.
Primary text: Zhouyi / I Ching, including the Judgment, Image, line texts, and related commentaries.
Translation basis: public-domain and modern study references, with AI used only as a learning aid.