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On October 8, 2010 at 10:04 AM  madmur1 asked:

why the poem?

and received a response of:
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old yin
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32 Constancy

The Statement of the first hexagram

Constancy is to continue

without fault.

Gain through purity.

Gain by having a place to go.

The changing lines

The first line:
Dredging for constancy.

Pure misfortune. No place is gainful.
The fifth line:
Constant in virtue.

Like a woman: fortune.

Like a man: misfortune.
yin
yang
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43 Decisiveness

The Statement of the second 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 Image of the first hexagram

Thunder and wind:
constancy.
The noble one stands
without changing direction.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

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