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On August 2, 2010 at 2:34 PM
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16 Delight
The Statement of the first hexagram
What delight!
Gain by naming allies.
Move armies.
Gain by naming allies.
Move armies.
The changing lines
The second line:
Upright like a rock in character.
In less than a day
one shows that purity.
Fortune.
Upright like a rock in character.
In less than a day
one shows that purity.
Fortune.
The fifth line:
Firm illness persists,
but there is no death.
Firm illness persists,
but there is no death.
47 Distress
The Statement of the second hexagram
Distress. Continue.
For a pure and great person: fortune.
No fault. What is said is not trusted.
For a pure and great person: fortune.
No fault. What is said is not trusted.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder explodes,
shaking the earth: delight.
The early kings made music,
glorifying virtue as the
highest offering to God,
and so they were worthy
of their ancestors.
shaking the earth: delight.
The early kings made music,
glorifying virtue as the
highest offering to God,
and so they were worthy
of their ancestors.
The Image of the second hexagram
A lake without water:
distress. The noble one
devotes her life
to fulfill her will.
distress. The noble one
devotes her life
to fulfill her will.
