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On August 25, 2022 at 5:23 PM
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42 Increase
The Statement of the first hexagram
Increase. Gain by having a place to go.
Advance across the great river.
The changing lines
The third line:
Increase by using unfortunate affairs.
No fault. Have trust in the middle path.
Inform the duke using a jade tablet.
The fifth line:
Have confidence in a kind heart.
Unquestioned great fortune.
Have trust in the kindness of my conduct.
22 Adornment
The Statement of the second hexagram
Adornment. Continue.
Slight gain in having a place to go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wind and thunder:
increase. The noble one
sees perfection
and shifts to fit its pattern,
and corrects his own faults.
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.