**Hexagram 17: Sui (Following)** Upper trigram: Lake · Lower trigram: Thunder · Hexagram 17 **Hexagram Judgment** Supreme success, beneficial to be steadfast. No blame. **Line Texts** First line: The official changes. Perseverance brings good fortune. Going out the door and interacting with others brings merit. Second line: Holding on to the young one loses the mature one. Third line: Holding on to the mature one loses the young one. Following brings what is sought. It is beneficial to dwell in perseverance. Fourth line: Following brings gain. Perseverance brings misfortune. If there is sincerity on the path and clarity, what blame is there? Fifth line: Sincerity in goodness brings good fortune. Top line: Bound and tied up, then set free. The king makes an offering on the Western Mountain.