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On October 24, 2011 at 6:08 PM
o ve ben, ne olacaz?
and received a response of:
27 Nourishing
The Statement of the first hexagram
Nourishing. Pure fortune.
Watch the jaws
and what one seeks to fill one's mouth.
Watch the jaws
and what one seeks to fill one's mouth.
The changing lines
The first line:
You put aside your divine turtle
And watch my moving jaws: misfortune.
You put aside your divine turtle
And watch my moving jaws: misfortune.
The second line:
With jerking jaws, you disobey
the right ways. Find nourishment
in the nearby hills
instead of journeying far away.
With jerking jaws, you disobey
the right ways. Find nourishment
in the nearby hills
instead of journeying far away.
The third line:
Jaws shake in opposition. Persistence
will bring misfortune. For ten years,
all will be useless and no place
will bring gain.
Jaws shake in opposition. Persistence
will bring misfortune. For ten years,
all will be useless and no place
will bring gain.
The fourth line:
Moving jaws are fortunate.
Like a glaring tiger, passion runs full,
but there is no fault.
Moving jaws are fortunate.
Like a glaring tiger, passion runs full,
but there is no fault.
50 Cauldron
The Statement of the second hexagram
Cauldron.
Great fortune.
Continue.
Great fortune.
Continue.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder below the mountain: nourishing.
The noble one is
careful in speech
and temperate
while eating and drinking.
The noble one is
careful in speech
and temperate
while eating and drinking.
The Image of the second 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?
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
