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On December 18, 2010 at 4:44 PM
what about the article i am o write?
and received a response of:
29 Pit
The Statement of the first hexagram
Repeated pits.
Have confidence.
Tether your heart and continue.
Action brings honor.
Have confidence.
Tether your heart and continue.
Action brings honor.
The changing lines
The third line:
Drumbeats come: stuck in danger.
Entering the underground vault
will be of no use.
Drumbeats come: stuck in danger.
Entering the underground vault
will be of no use.
The fourth line:
A bottle of wine, a bamboo basket,
and two earthenware vessels offered simply
through a window. In the end, no fault.
A bottle of wine, a bamboo basket,
and two earthenware vessels offered simply
through a window. In the end, no fault.
The fifth line:
The pit is not yet flooded to the brim.
No fault.
The pit is not yet flooded to the brim.
No fault.
The sixth line:
Tied and entangled. Thrown in brambles.
For three years, nothing can be won.
Misfortune.
Tied and entangled. Thrown in brambles.
For three years, nothing can be won.
Misfortune.
50 Cauldron
The Statement of the second hexagram
Cauldron.
Great fortune.
Continue.
Great fortune.
Continue.
The Image of the first hexagram
Flowing water comes:
repeated pits.
The noble one moves
with constant virtue, and
repeatedly teaches
the critical matters.
repeated pits.
The noble one moves
with constant virtue, and
repeatedly teaches
the critical matters.
The Image of the second hexagram
Fire on top of wood:
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
