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    On May 16, 2010 at  3:19 AM 
      madmur1 asked:   
  
  
    
wciei i write aer?
  
  
    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.
    
   
  
    The changing lines
    
        
    The first line:
    Childish beholding is not wrong 
for a common person, but it is wrong
for a superior person.  
  
    The third line:
    Beholding my life: 
advance or retreat?  
  
    The sixth line:
    In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.  
     
   
 
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    63 Already Across
  
  
    The Statement of the second hexagram
  
  
   Already across. Continue. 
Small gain: be steadfast. 
In the beginning, fortune. 
At the end, disorder.
  
   
 
     
    
        
    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 Image of the second hexagram
  
  
    Water on top of fire: 
already across. The wise 
one prepares for calamity 
by forethought.