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On May 4, 2023 at 1:17 PM
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12 Clogging
The Statement of the first hexagram
Clogging by wicked people.
Nothing to be gained,
even from a steadfast prince.
The great goes, the vile comes.
Nothing to be gained,
even from a steadfast prince.
The great goes, the vile comes.
The changing lines
The first line:
Pulling couch grass
uproots more with it by entwined roots.
Snatch it: fortune. Continue.
Pulling couch grass
uproots more with it by entwined roots.
Snatch it: fortune. Continue.
The second line:
Wrapped in flattery, the vile prosper.
Great people are clogged. Continue.
Wrapped in flattery, the vile prosper.
Great people are clogged. Continue.
The fourth line:
Commands without fault,
fields divided: blessings.
Commands without fault,
fields divided: blessings.
61 Confidence Within
The Statement of the second hexagram
Confidence within:
Pigs. Fish. Fortune.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
Pigs. Fish. Fortune.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven and earth
separate: clogging.
The noble one acts
with self-restraint
in the face
of punishing hardship,
and avoids glory or riches.
separate: clogging.
The noble one acts
with self-restraint
in the face
of punishing hardship,
and avoids glory or riches.
The Image of the second hexagram
Wind above the lake:
inner truth.
The noble one
discusses the law
and grants reprieve
from execution.
inner truth.
The noble one
discusses the law
and grants reprieve
from execution.
