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On January 11, 2021 at 4:45 PM 

why so difficult?

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

11 Prospering

The Statement of the first hexagram

Prospering: the vile goes,

the great comes.

Fortune. Continue.

The changing lines

The fifth line:
Emperor Yi gives his daughter in marriage.

Blessing and fortune.
The sixth line:
City walls fall into a dry moat.

Do not use armies.

Report to your own capital.

Make commands: remorse.
yang
yang
yin
yang
yang
yang
 

9 Smallness Tames

The Statement of the second hexagram

Smallness tames. Persevere.
Dense clouds, no rain
at my western border.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Heaven and earth combine:
prospering.
The empress uses wealth
to fulfill the way
of heaven and earth.
She supports the order
of heaven and earth for
people on all sides.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Wind moving high
in heaven: smallness tames.
The noble one acts
with restraint, culture,
and morals.