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On August 19, 2024 at 11:44 AM
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10 Walking
The Statement of the first hexagram
Walking on a tiger's tail:
it does not bite.
Continue.
it does not bite.
Continue.
The changing lines
The first line:
Walking forward in austerity
is without blame.
Walking forward in austerity
is without blame.
The second line:
Walking the calm and level Way.
The recluse is pure. Fortune.
Walking the calm and level Way.
The recluse is pure. Fortune.
The fifth line:
Decisive walking,
pure and stern.
Decisive walking,
pure and stern.
The sixth line:
Look how you walk.
Look into what will be favorable.
Oh, turn toward great fortune!
Look how you walk.
Look into what will be favorable.
Oh, turn toward great fortune!
16 Delight
The Statement of the second hexagram
What delight!
Gain by naming allies.
Move armies.
Gain by naming allies.
Move armies.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven above, lake below:
walking. The noble one
distinguishes high and low
to fix the people's purpose.
walking. The noble one
distinguishes high and low
to fix the people's purpose.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder explodes,
shaking the earth: delight.
The early kings made music,
glorifying virtue as the
highest offering to God,
and so they were worthy
of their ancestors.
shaking the earth: delight.
The early kings made music,
glorifying virtue as the
highest offering to God,
and so they were worthy
of their ancestors.
