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On December 27, 2010 at 5:45 PM
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23 Splitting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Splitting; no gain
in having a place to go.
in having a place to go.
The changing lines
The fourth line:
The bed's surface splits into pieces:
misfortune.
The bed's surface splits into pieces:
misfortune.
The sixth line:
Great fruits are not eaten.
The noble one gets a sedan chair.
The vile ones splinter their huts.
Great fruits are not eaten.
The noble one gets a sedan chair.
The vile ones splinter their huts.
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
The mountain resting on
the earth: splitting.
When the high
are generous
to those below,
all dwell in peace.
the earth: splitting.
When the high
are generous
to those below,
all dwell in peace.
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.
