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43 Decisiveness
The Statement of the first hexagram
Decisiveness. Proclaim in the royal court.
Trust in the commands. Be stern.
There will be severity.
Announce to your own city.
There is no gain in going to war.
Gain by having a place to go.
Trust in the commands. Be stern.
There will be severity.
Announce to your own city.
There is no gain in going to war.
Gain by having a place to go.
The changing lines
The second line:
Alert commands. Night after night
of fighting without relief.
Alert commands. Night after night
of fighting without relief.
The fifth line:
The amaranth mound decisively cleared:
the middle way is without fault.
The amaranth mound decisively cleared:
the middle way is without fault.
55 Plentiful
The Statement of the second hexagram
Plentiful. Progress.
The great king arrives. Do not grieve.
All is right as the midday sun.
The great king arrives. Do not grieve.
All is right as the midday sun.
The Image of the first hexagram
Lake rising to heaven:
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder and lightning
come fully: plentiful.
The wise one decides
lawsuits and applies
punishments.
come fully: plentiful.
The wise one decides
lawsuits and applies
punishments.
