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On December 23, 2022 at 5:34 PM 

whst will he do for me?

and received a response of:
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old yin
yin
old yang
yin
old yin
 

15 Humility

The Statement of the first hexagram

Humility imbues.

The noble one gets completion.

The changing lines

The first line:
So humble is the noble one

who crosses the great river.

Fortune.
The third line:
Toiling humility:

the noble one gets completion

Fortune.
The fifth line:
Not enriched by his neighbors.

Gain by invading and smiting.

Nothing but gain.
The sixth line:
Singing humility.

Gain by moving armies.

Conquer city and state.
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42 Increase

The Statement of the second hexagram

Increase. Gain by having a place to go.

Advance across the great river.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Mountains in the middle
of the earth: humility.
The wise person
takes from the ample
to add to the meager,
weighing and balancing
fairly.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Wind and thunder:
increase. The noble one
sees perfection
and shifts to fit its pattern,
and corrects his own faults.