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On July 28, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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62 Small Crossing
The Statement of the first hexagram
Small crossing. Continue for gainful purity.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
The changing lines
The third line:
Do not cross. Be on guard.
Attend to this, or there may be killing.
Misfortune.
Do not cross. Be on guard.
Attend to this, or there may be killing.
Misfortune.
The fifth line:
Dense clouds, no rain.
At my western outskirts, the duke shoots,
takes another in the cave.
Dense clouds, no rain.
At my western outskirts, the duke shoots,
takes another in the cave.
45 Collecting
The Statement of the second hexagram
The king draws near to the temple:
gain by seeing a great person.
Make an offering with purity,
using great sacrificial beasts. Fortune.
Gain by having a place to go.
gain by seeing a great person.
Make an offering with purity,
using great sacrificial beasts. Fortune.
Gain by having a place to go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder above the
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
The Image of the second hexagram
Lake above the earth.
Collecting. The noble one
collects the tools of war
to guard against
unforeseen danger.
Collecting. The noble one
collects the tools of war
to guard against
unforeseen danger.
