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On February 4, 2013 at 2:37 PM
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59 Spreading
The Statement of the first hexagram
Spreading.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The changing lines
The third line:
Spreading his twisting body.
No regrets.
The fourth line:
Spreading his flock. Great fortune.
Expanding and there are mounds.
No common person can understand this.
The fifth line:
Spreading sweat: his great command.
Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
The sixth line:
Spreading his blood.
Go far away. No fault.
32 Constancy
The Statement of the second hexagram
Constancy is to continue
without fault.
Gain through purity.
Gain by having a place to go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wind moving above water:
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder and wind:
constancy.
The noble one stands
without changing direction.