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On December 28, 2010 at 6:11 PM
why was he trying to humble me?
and received a response of:
9 Smallness Tames
The Statement of the first hexagram
Smallness tames. Persevere.
Dense clouds, no rain
at my western border.
Dense clouds, no rain
at my western border.
The changing lines
The first line:
Return to your own Way.
How can this be wrong?
Return to your own Way.
How can this be wrong?
The second line:
Pulled to return.
Fortune.
Pulled to return.
Fortune.
The fifth line:
Have confidence. Entwine
with your neighbor for wealth.
Have confidence. Entwine
with your neighbor for wealth.
The sixth line:
Rain is done, all is in place. Respect and virtue
are full. Yet a woman's chastity is imperiled.
When the moon is nearly full,
the prince attacks: misfortune.
Rain is done, all is in place. Respect and virtue
are full. Yet a woman's chastity is imperiled.
When the moon is nearly full,
the prince attacks: misfortune.
15 Humility
The Statement of the second hexagram
Humility imbues.
The noble one gets completion.
The noble one gets completion.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wind moving high
in heaven: smallness tames.
The noble one acts
with restraint, culture,
and morals.
in heaven: smallness tames.
The noble one acts
with restraint, culture,
and morals.
The Image of the second hexagram
Mountains in the middle
of the earth: humility.
The wise person
takes from the ample
to add to the meager,
weighing and balancing
fairly.
of the earth: humility.
The wise person
takes from the ample
to add to the meager,
weighing and balancing
fairly.
