**Mingyi · The Darkening of the Light** Upper trigram: Kun · Lower trigram: Li · Hexagram 36 **Hexagram Text** Perseverance in difficulty brings benefit. **Line Texts** First line: The darkening of the light as it flies, drooping its wings. The superior man on a journey goes three days without food. Wherever he goes, the host speaks ill of him. Second line: The darkening of the light. He is wounded in the left thigh. But with the help of a strong horse, good fortune. Third line: The darkening of the light during a southern hunt. He captures the great leader. Do not be hasty in correcting this. Fourth line: He enters the left side of the belly and obtains the heart of the darkening of the light, then leaves the gate and courtyard. Fifth line: The darkening of the light as with the Prince of Ji. Perseverance brings benefit. Top line: Neither light nor darkness. At first he ascends to heaven, then later enters the earth. Source: Public Domain · Return to the Sixty-Four Hexagrams