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The Well
Hexagram 48 of 64 · Jǐng
The inexhaustible well
The classic text
In EnglishThe inexhaustible well. An untended well silts up — failing near the end is the great waste
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)改邑不改井，无喪无得，往來井井。汔至亦未繘井，羸其瓶，凶
Original text · Image (象辭)木上有水，井；君子以勞民勸相
TrigramsUpper Water ☵ · Lower Wind ☴
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)改邑不改井，无喪无得，往來井井。汔至亦未繘井，羸其瓶，凶
Original text · Image (象辭)木上有水，井；君子以勞民勸相
TrigramsUpper Water ☵ · Lower Wind ☴
What to do
Carry out
1. Dig deeper 2. Benefit others 3. Keep the constant way
Be careful
An untended well silts up — failing near the end is the great waste