**Yi Hexagram (Increase)** Upper Trigram: Xun · Lower Trigram: Zhen · Hexagram 42 **Hexagram Judgment** It is favorable to undertake endeavors. It is favorable to cross great rivers. **Line Statements** First Line: It is beneficial to undertake great tasks. Supreme good fortune. No blame. Second Line: Someone may increase your worth with a tortoise shell worth ten strings of coins. You cannot refuse it. Lasting good fortune. The king offers it to the Lord. Good fortune. Third Line: Increase through dealing with misfortune. No blame. With sincerity, act in the middle way. Announce to the duke using the jade tablet. Fourth Line: Act in the middle way. Follow the duke's lead. It is favorable to move the capital for support. Fifth Line: With sincerity and a generous heart, do not ask—supreme good fortune. With sincerity, my virtue is increased. Top Line: No one increases you; some even strike you. If your resolve is not constant, misfortune. Source: Public Domain · Return to the Sixty-Four Hexagrams Index