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    On July  8, 2010 at  1:16 AM 
  
  
    
Will this be a slrilwt?
  
  
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    20 Beholding
  
  
    
      
      The Statement of the first hexagram
    
    
      Behold! The hands have been washed, 
but the offering has not yet been made. 
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
    
   
  
    The changing lines
    
        
    The sixth line:
    In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.  
     
   
 
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    8 Joining
  
  
    The Statement of the second hexagram
  
  
   Joining brings fortune. 
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault. 
Those who are not sure 
will join the plan.
Those who are late 
will meet misfortune.
  
   
 
     
    
        
    The Image of the first hexagram
  
  
    The wind moving above 
the earth: beholding. 
The ancient kings 
inspected the provinces 
and territories to establish 
the right teachings.  
      
      
      
      
     
    
        
    The Image of the second hexagram
  
  
    Water pooled 
on the earth: joining. 
The early kings founded 
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.