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    On June 25, 2010 at  2:53 PM 
      madmur1 asked:   
  
  
    
what effect will cutting lines of communication have?
  
  
    and received a response of:
  
  
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    37 Family
  
  
    
      
      The Statement of the first hexagram
    
    
      A family benefits 
from the women's purity.
    
   
  
    The changing lines
    
        
    The second line:
    No place to follow. Gifts are within. 
Pure fortune.  
  
    The third line:
    The family scolds. Remorse from severity 
is gainful. Women and children 
laughing too much leads to loss.  
  
    The fourth line:
    A wealthy family. 
Great fortune.  
  
    The fifth line:
    The king withdraws to his family. 
With no other help: fortune.  
     
   
 
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    38 Estrangement
  
  
    The Statement of the second hexagram
  
  
   Estrangement. 
In small matters: fortune.
  
   
 
     
    
        
    The Image of the first hexagram
  
  
    Wind emerges from fire: 
family. 
The noble one has 
substance in speech and 
constancy in action.  
      
      
      
      
     
    
        
    The Image of the second hexagram
  
  
    Fire above, lake below: 
estrangement. The noble 
one works with others, 
but remains an individual.