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On March 23, 2011 at 6:52 PM
will he approach me again?
and received a response of:
48 Well
The Statement of the first hexagram
Well. A city may change,
but the well does not.
It does not lose, it does not gain.
In spite of all who come and go from a well,
it remains a well.
But if the rope cannot reach,
or if the well's vase is upended:_
misfortune.
but the well does not.
It does not lose, it does not gain.
In spite of all who come and go from a well,
it remains a well.
But if the rope cannot reach,
or if the well's vase is upended:_
misfortune.
The changing lines
The first line:
The muddy well does not feed.
No birds come to an ancient well.
The muddy well does not feed.
No birds come to an ancient well.
The second line:
The well bottom gushes carp.
A broken jug leaks.
The well bottom gushes carp.
A broken jug leaks.
The fifth line:
The well of a clear cold spring: drink.
The well of a clear cold spring: drink.
The sixth line:
The well collects fully. Do not cover it.
Have confidence: great fortune.
The well collects fully. Do not cover it.
Have confidence: great fortune.
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
Wood above water: well.
The noble one encourages
the people and lends them
assistance.
The noble one encourages
the people and lends them
assistance.
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.
