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On July 18, 2017 at 1:39 PM
what is the next thing that is going to happen to me?
and received a response of:
20 Beholding
The Statement of the first hexagram
Behold! The hands have been washed,
but the offering has not yet been made.
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
but the offering has not yet been made.
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
The changing lines
The first line:
Childish beholding is not wrong
for a common person, but it is wrong
for a superior person.
Childish beholding is not wrong
for a common person, but it is wrong
for a superior person.
The fourth line:
Beholding our nation's glory:
make good use
of an audience with the king.
Beholding our nation's glory:
make good use
of an audience with the king.
The fifth line:
Beholding my life:
the wise person rids herself of faults.
Beholding my life:
the wise person rids herself of faults.
The sixth line:
In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.
In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.
51 Thunder
The Statement of the second hexagram
Thunder everywhere.
Thunder comes frighteningly.
People laugh and exclaim.
Thunder terrifies for one hundred miles,
but do not lose the ladle
of sacrificial wine.
Thunder comes frighteningly.
People laugh and exclaim.
Thunder terrifies for one hundred miles,
but do not lose the ladle
of sacrificial wine.
The Image of the first hexagram
The wind moving above
the earth: beholding.
The ancient kings
inspected the provinces
and territories to establish
the right teachings.
the earth: beholding.
The ancient kings
inspected the provinces
and territories to establish
the right teachings.
The Image of the second hexagram
Continuous thunder
on thunder.
The noble one examines
his morals
in fear and dread.
on thunder.
The noble one examines
his morals
in fear and dread.
