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On April 7, 2011 at 7:33 PM
Am I worthy of him?
and received a response of:
2 Earth
The Statement of the first hexagram
Earth: maker, everywhere.
Gain from a mare's purity.
The noble one wanting to go far
is first confused, but later finds guidance.
Gain friends in the west and south,
Lose friends in the east and north.
Peace: this is a sign of fortune.
Gain from a mare's purity.
The noble one wanting to go far
is first confused, but later finds guidance.
Gain friends in the west and south,
Lose friends in the east and north.
Peace: this is a sign of fortune.
The changing lines
The first line:
Treading on frost-
solid ice will soon arrive.
Treading on frost-
solid ice will soon arrive.
The second line:
Straight, square, great-
this leads to spontaneous
and undoubted gain.
Straight, square, great-
this leads to spontaneous
and undoubted gain.
The fourth line:
A tied sack:
neither blame nor praise.
A tied sack:
neither blame nor praise.
The fifth line:
Yellow garments.
Great fortune.
Yellow garments.
Great fortune.
The sixth line:
Dragons fight in the wild:
their blood is dark and yellow.
Dragons fight in the wild:
their blood is dark and yellow.
10 Walking
The Statement of the second hexagram
Walking on a tiger's tail:
it does not bite.
Continue.
it does not bite.
Continue.
The Image of the first hexagram
Ground as the power
of earth:
the noble one generously
supports all things.
of earth:
the noble one generously
supports all things.
The Image of the second hexagram
Heaven above, lake below:
walking. The noble one
distinguishes high and low
to fix the people's purpose.
walking. The noble one
distinguishes high and low
to fix the people's purpose.
