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    On March 11, 2011 at  1:04 PM 
  
  
    
how are things going for the business now?
  
  
    and received a response of:
  
  
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    12 Clogging
  
  
    
      
      The Statement of the first hexagram
    
    
      Clogging by wicked people. 
Nothing to be gained, 
even from a steadfast prince. 
The great goes, the vile comes.
    
   
  
    The changing lines
    
        
    The fourth line:
    Commands without fault,
fields divided: blessings.  
     
   
 
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    20 Beholding
  
  
    The Statement of the second hexagram
  
  
   Behold! The hands have been washed, 
but the offering has not yet been made. 
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
  
   
 
     
    
        
    The Image of the first hexagram
  
  
    Heaven and earth
separate: clogging. 
The noble one acts 
with self-restraint 
in the face 
of punishing hardship, 
and avoids glory or riches.  
      
      
      
      
     
    
        
    The Image of the second hexagram
  
  
    The wind moving above 
the earth: beholding. 
The ancient kings 
inspected the provinces 
and territories to establish 
the right teachings.