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On November 26, 2022 at 12:21 PM
What will happen, if I take the test to become a civil servant?
and received a response of:
1 Heaven
The Statement of the first hexagram
Heaven: maker, pervasive,
bountiful, and pure.
bountiful, and pure.
The changing lines
The first line:
A sunken dragon.
Do not act.
A sunken dragon.
Do not act.
The third line:
At day's end, the noble one is still diligent.
At night, he is alert to peril
and stays without fault.
At day's end, the noble one is still diligent.
At night, he is alert to peril
and stays without fault.
The fifth line:
A dragon flying in the sky.
Gain by seeing a great person.
A dragon flying in the sky.
Gain by seeing a great person.
64 Not Yet Across
The Statement of the second hexagram
Not yet across. Continue.
The young fox, nearly across,
soaks its tail.
No place is gainful.
The young fox, nearly across,
soaks its tail.
No place is gainful.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven moves with power:
the noble one never stops
strengthening himself.
the noble one never stops
strengthening himself.
The Image of the second hexagram
Fire on top of water:
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.
