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On December 4, 2010 at 12:43 AM 

why is there alienation in this situation?

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

54 Marrying Sister

The Statement of the first hexagram

Advance: misfortune.
No place will bring gain.

The changing lines

The third line:
A younger sister waits to marry.
Returns to marry as a secondary wife.
The fourth line:
A younger sister marrying.
Overflowing expectations.
A late marriage has its season.
The fifth line:
Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage.
Her royal sleeves are not as fine
as the secondary wives'. The moon: nearly full.
Fortune.
yin
yang
yin
yang
yang
yang
 

5 Waiting

The Statement of the second hexagram

Waiting. Stay confident:

there is light everywhere.

Pure fortune.

Advance across the great river.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Thunder over lake:
marrying sister.
The noble one pursues
far-reaching goals
while keeping aware
of possible ruin.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Clouds rising to heaven:
waiting. The noble one
drinks, eats,
and feasts with joy.