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On December 22, 2010 at 3:09 PM
what are the initial flaws in the relationship that will lead to the final destruction of it?
and received a response of:
23 Splitting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Splitting; no gain
in having a place to go.
in having a place to go.
The changing lines
The fourth line:
The bed's surface splits into pieces:
misfortune.
The bed's surface splits into pieces:
misfortune.
The fifth line:
The court ladies and concubines
are like fish tethered to a line:
nothing but gain.
The court ladies and concubines
are like fish tethered to a line:
nothing but gain.
12 Clogging
The Statement of the second hexagram
Clogging by wicked people.
Nothing to be gained,
even from a steadfast prince.
The great goes, the vile comes.
Nothing to be gained,
even from a steadfast prince.
The great goes, the vile comes.
The Image of the first hexagram
The mountain resting on
the earth: splitting.
When the high
are generous
to those below,
all dwell in peace.
the earth: splitting.
When the high
are generous
to those below,
all dwell in peace.
The Image of the second hexagram
Heaven and earth
separate: clogging.
The noble one acts
with self-restraint
in the face
of punishing hardship,
and avoids glory or riches.
separate: clogging.
The noble one acts
with self-restraint
in the face
of punishing hardship,
and avoids glory or riches.
