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    On November 30, 2010 at  2:36 AM 
  
  
    
How can I bamwtt to the benefit of all?
  
  
    and received a response of:
  
  
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    42 Increase
  
  
    
      
      The Statement of the first hexagram
    
    
      Increase. Gain by having a place to go. 
Advance across the great river.
    
   
  
    The changing lines
    
        
    The first line:
    Gain by using great work. 
Great fortune. No fault.  
     
   
 
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    20 Beholding
  
  
    The Statement of the second hexagram
  
  
   Behold! The hands have been washed, 
but the offering has not yet been made. 
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
  
   
 
     
    
        
    The Image of the first hexagram
  
  
    Wind and thunder: 
increase. The noble one 
sees perfection 
and shifts to fit its pattern, 
and corrects his own faults.  
      
      
      
      
     
    
        
    The Image of the second hexagram
  
  
    The wind moving above 
the earth: beholding. 
The ancient kings 
inspected the provinces 
and territories to establish 
the right teachings.