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On August 28, 2010 at 5:08 PM
Am I onto something?
and received a response of:
6 Dispute
The Statement of the first hexagram
Dispute: keep confident
even if blocked and alarmed.
In the middle, good fortune,
but in the end, misfortune.
Gain by seeing a great person.
Do not advance across the great river.
even if blocked and alarmed.
In the middle, good fortune,
but in the end, misfortune.
Gain by seeing a great person.
Do not advance across the great river.
The changing lines
The first line:
Do not prolong this case.
The petty control all the talk.
In the end: fortune.
Do not prolong this case.
The petty control all the talk.
In the end: fortune.
The sixth line:
One may be awarded a belt of high rank,
but by morning's end,
it will have been stripped away three times.
One may be awarded a belt of high rank,
but by morning's end,
it will have been stripped away three times.
58 Exchange
The Statement of the second hexagram
Exchange: progress and steadfast gain.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven and water clash:
dispute. The noble one
devises the right beginning
in all matters.
dispute. The noble one
devises the right beginning
in all matters.
The Image of the second hexagram
Joined lakes in exchange.
The noble one
investigates and explains
knowledge to friends.
The noble one
investigates and explains
knowledge to friends.
