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On October 8, 2010 at 3:22 PM  madmur1 asked:

wciei i withdraw and wait?

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

39 Hindered

The Statement of the first hexagram

Gain in the west and south.

No gain in the east and north.

Gain by seeing the great person.

Pure fortune.

The changing lines

The first line:
Going: hindered.

Approaching: honor.
The second line:
The king's servant hindered-

though he did not personally cause it.
The fourth line:
Going: hindered.

Coming: joining.
yin
yang
yang
yang
yang
yang
 

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

Water on top of the
mountain: hindered.
The noble one
turns inward
to cultivate virtue.
 
 

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.