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On November 23, 2009 at 10:06 PM 

how can i help Reuben?

and received a response of:
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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 second line:
The king's servant hindered-

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

Coming: joining.
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yang
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28 Great Excess

The Statement of the second hexagram

The ridgepole sags.

Gain by having a place to go.

Continue.
 
 

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

The lake overwhelms
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.