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On May 16, 2023 at 3:40 PM 

for me?

and received a response of:
old yin
old yang
yang
yin
old yin
old yang
 

17 Following

The Statement of the first hexagram

Following
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.

The changing lines

The first line:
The standards of excellence are altered.
Pure fortune. Go out of the gate
to meet others and there will be merit.
The second line:
Binding to the child
loses the man.
The fifth line:
Confidence in excellence.
Fortune.
The sixth line:
Adhering and binding
to make following hold fast.
The king makes offering
on West Mountain.
yang
yin
yang
yin
yang
yin
 

64 Not Yet Across

The Statement of the second hexagram

Not yet across. Continue.

The young fox, nearly across,

soaks its tail.

No place is gainful.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Thunder over the middle
of the lake: following.
The noble one at sunset
goes into a house to rest.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Fire on top of water:
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.