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On August 26, 2021 at 7:42 AM
What will happen, if I have sex with a woman?
and received a response of:
28 Great Excess
The Statement of the first hexagram
The ridgepole sags.
Gain by having a place to go.
Continue.
Gain by having a place to go.
Continue.
The changing lines
The first line:
A cushion of white grass.
No fault.
A cushion of white grass.
No fault.
The second line:
A withered trunk bursts with fresh vetch.
An old man takes a wife. Nothing but gain.
A withered trunk bursts with fresh vetch.
An old man takes a wife. Nothing but gain.
The third line:
A weak beam.
Misfortune.
A weak beam.
Misfortune.
The sixth line:
Fording, wading, head submerged.
Misfortune, but without fault.
Fording, wading, head submerged.
Misfortune, but without fault.
25 Innocence
The Statement of the second hexagram
Innocence: from the first, all must be
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
The Image of the first hexagram
The lake overwhelms
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder moves
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
