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On February 8, 2021 at 9:44 AM 

inventions of typography?

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

43 Decisiveness

The Statement of the first 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 changing lines

The fifth line:
The amaranth mound decisively cleared:

the middle way is without fault.
yin
yin
yang
yang
yang
yang
 

34 Great Vigor

The Statement of the second hexagram

Great vigor, gainful purity.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

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

The Image of the second hexagram

Thunder in heaven above:
great vigor. The noble one
is never without reverence
and does not fail
in conduct.