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On May 17, 2022 at 6:39 AM 

collection of poems composed?

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

41 Decrease

The Statement of the first hexagram

Decrease. Have confidence.

Great fortune. No fault

if one can be upright.

Gain by having a place to go.

How should one act?

Two square bamboo baskets

can be used in offering.

The changing lines

The first line:
In your own business, go quickly. No fault.

Consider decrease there.
The third line:
A group of three travelers

is decreased by one person.

One person travels and gets a friend.
yang
yin
yin
yang
yang
yin
 

18 Poison

The Statement of the second hexagram

Poison brings the great continuing.
Advance across the great river.
Before starting: three days.
After starting: three days.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Lake below mountain:
decrease. The noble one
halts his anger
and curbs his desires.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Wind below the mountain:
poison. The noble one
stirs the people
and nourishes virtue.