Hexagram 55 · Line 6
Abundance — 上九
Feng · Shang Jiu
上九 · Shang Jiu
The Line
His house is in abundance. He covers up his clan. He peeps through the gate and notices no one anymore. For three years he sees nothing. Misfortune!
Interpretation
Here a man is depicted who through his arrogance and self-will achieves the opposite of what he strives for. He seeks abundance and splendor for his dwelling. He wants at all costs to be lord in his house. But thereby he estranges his family, so that finally he stands wholly isolated.