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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:
yang
old yin
old yin
yin
yin
yin
 

23 Splitting

The Statement of the first hexagram

Splitting; no gain

in having a place to go.

The changing lines

The fourth line:
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.
yang
yang
yang
yin
yin
yin
 

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.
 
 

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 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.