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On May 9, 2012 at 11:21 AM
why did she leave the room in that manner?
and received a response of:
43 Decisiveness
The Statement of the first hexagram
Decisiveness. Proclaim in the royal court.
Trust in the commands. Be stern.
There will be severity.
Announce to your own city.
There is no gain in going to war.
Gain by having a place to go.
Trust in the commands. Be stern.
There will be severity.
Announce to your own city.
There is no gain in going to war.
Gain by having a place to go.
The changing lines
The second line:
Alert commands. Night after night
of fighting without relief.
Alert commands. Night after night
of fighting without relief.
The fourth line:
Buttocks without skin: one walks uneasily.
Follow like a sheep and regrets vanish.
Instead, words are heard but not believed.
Buttocks without skin: one walks uneasily.
Follow like a sheep and regrets vanish.
Instead, words are heard but not believed.
The fifth line:
The amaranth mound decisively cleared:
the middle way is without fault.
The amaranth mound decisively cleared:
the middle way is without fault.
The sixth line:
No signals:
the end will be misfortune.
No signals:
the end will be misfortune.
22 Adornment
The Statement of the second hexagram
Adornment. Continue.
Slight gain in having a place to go.
Slight gain in having a place to go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Lake rising to heaven:
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.
The Image of the second hexagram
Fire at the foot
of a mountain: adornment.
The noble one thereby
governs with clarity, and
does not dare
to decide lawsuits lightly.
of a mountain: adornment.
The noble one thereby
governs with clarity, and
does not dare
to decide lawsuits lightly.
