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On February 8, 2023 at 7:54 AM
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11 Prospering
The Statement of the first hexagram
Prospering: the vile goes,
the great comes.
Fortune. Continue.
the great comes.
Fortune. Continue.
The changing lines
The first line:
Pulled couch grass
uproots more with it by entwined roots.
Snatch it: fortune.
Pulled couch grass
uproots more with it by entwined roots.
Snatch it: fortune.
The second line:
Encompass the wasteland by crossing the river
without a boat, but do not advance so far
that you abandon comrades to perish.
Win honor by a middle course.
Encompass the wasteland by crossing the river
without a boat, but do not advance so far
that you abandon comrades to perish.
Win honor by a middle course.
The third line:
No flat without a slope. No advance without
return. Be steadfast in difficulty.
No fault, no grief. The other is sincere:
in feasting there will be happiness.
No flat without a slope. No advance without
return. Be steadfast in difficulty.
No fault, no grief. The other is sincere:
in feasting there will be happiness.
The fourth line:
Running back and forth:
no wealth from your neighbors.
But do not give up trust.
Running back and forth:
no wealth from your neighbors.
But do not give up trust.
16 Delight
The Statement of the second hexagram
What delight!
Gain by naming allies.
Move armies.
Gain by naming allies.
Move armies.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven and earth combine:
prospering.
The empress uses wealth
to fulfill the way
of heaven and earth.
She supports the order
of heaven and earth for
people on all sides.
prospering.
The empress uses wealth
to fulfill the way
of heaven and earth.
She supports the order
of heaven and earth for
people on all sides.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder explodes,
shaking the earth: delight.
The early kings made music,
glorifying virtue as the
highest offering to God,
and so they were worthy
of their ancestors.
shaking the earth: delight.
The early kings made music,
glorifying virtue as the
highest offering to God,
and so they were worthy
of their ancestors.
