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On May 31, 2010 at 4:11 AM
Will we be friends always?
and received a response of:
34 Great Vigor
The Statement of the first hexagram
Great vigor, gainful purity.
The changing lines
The second line:
Persist.
Fortune.
Persist.
Fortune.
The third line:
The inferior exert strength, the superior
exert not. Persist in harsh times.
A ram butts a hedge, entangling his horns.
The inferior exert strength, the superior
exert not. Persist in harsh times.
A ram butts a hedge, entangling his horns.
The sixth line:
A ram butts the hedge and cannot pull out
or escape. No place is gainful.
First difficulty, then fortune.
A ram butts the hedge and cannot pull out
or escape. No place is gainful.
First difficulty, then fortune.
21 Biting
The Statement of the second hexagram
Biting. Penetrate.
Gain by prosecuting.
Gain by prosecuting.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder in heaven above:
great vigor. The noble one
is never without reverence
and does not fail
in conduct.
great vigor. The noble one
is never without reverence
and does not fail
in conduct.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder and lightning:
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
