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On December 30, 2010 at 7:50 PM  msoucy asked:

will the new year bring prosperity?

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

50 Cauldron

The Statement of the first hexagram

Cauldron.
Great fortune.
Continue.

The changing lines

The first line:
A cauldron overturned:
gain by expelling what is bad.
Take a concubine to have children.
The second line:
No fault.
A cauldron is full. My enemies are ill
and cannot approach me: fortune.
The third line:
A cauldron's handles removed:
it cannot be moved.
Cooked pheasant uneaten.
Rain now-in the end, fortune.
yang
yin
yang
yin
yin
yang
 

21 Biting

The Statement of the second hexagram

Biting. Penetrate.

Gain by prosecuting.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Fire on top of wood:
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Thunder and lightning:
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.