Hexagram 29, Kǎn (The Abysmal Water): Line 1
坎卦初六 · 坎为水 · 中文版
初六：习坎，入于坎窞，凶。
The line (Legge)
The first SIX, divided, shows its subject in the double defile, and (yet) entering a cavern within it. There will be evil.
Small Image commentary
'In the double defile, he enters a cavern within it:' - he has missed his (proper) way, and there will be evil.
象曰：习坎入坎，失道凶也。
In plain words
Pit upon pit: falling into the deepest hollow of the pit: misfortune. "Pit upon pit" means danger doubled. The first line is weak at the bottom of danger and sinks deeper. The Small Image says it has lost the way, hence misfortune.
Applying it to your situation
If you are already caught in difficulty, this line suggests not thrashing about, so as not to sink further. What should you stop doing first?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the first place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is not in its proper place. Its partner is line 4; both are yin, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Kǎn changes into Hexagram 60 Jié (Limitation). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·坎之节.
The hexagram
Hexagram 29 Kǎn (The Abysmal Water). The Judgment: Kan, here repeated, shows the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is. penetrating. Action (in accordance with this) will be of high value.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.