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On May 19, 2023 at 4:34 PM 

A handwritten book is a book?

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

22 Adornment

The Statement of the first hexagram

Adornment. Continue.
Slight gain in having a place to go.

The changing lines

The second line:
Adorning is his beard.
The fourth line:
As beautiful as a white-feathered horse.
It is not a raider who woos.
The fifth line:
Light adorns hillside gardens:
A betrothal bundle
may be small and meager,
but in the end, fortune.
The sixth line:
Plain adornment
is without fault.
yin
yang
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43 Decisiveness

The Statement of the second hexagram

Decisiveness. Proclaim in the royal court.

Trust in the commands. Be stern.

There will be severity.

Announce to your own city.

There is no gain in going to war.

Gain by having a place to go.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Fire at the foot
of a mountain: adornment.
The noble one thereby
governs with clarity, and
does not dare
to decide lawsuits lightly.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Lake rising to heaven:
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.