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On March 16, 2021 at 5:49 AM  madmur88 asked:

What is E.B.'s point and the appropriate stance towards it?

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

8 Joining

The Statement of the first 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 changing lines

The fourth line:
Joining with those outside.
Pure fortune.
The sixth line:
Joining without a leader:
misfortune.
yang
yang
yang
yin
yin
yin
 

12 Clogging

The Statement of the second hexagram

Clogging by wicked people.

Nothing to be gained,

even from a steadfast prince.

The great goes, the vile comes.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Water pooled
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Heaven and earth
separate: clogging.
The noble one acts
with self-restraint
in the face
of punishing hardship,
and avoids glory or riches.