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On December 29, 2010 at 3:28 PM 

wihatm?

and received a response of:
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old yin
yang
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40 Releasing

The Statement of the first hexagram

Gain in the west and south.
No cause to move forward-
then comes return, and fortune.
To have a place to go: dawn fortune.

The changing lines

The first line:
No fault.
The third line:
Shouldering a bundle on the back,
and riding a carriage attracts bandits:
pure severity.
The fifth line:
The superior one rules by releasing. Fortune.
One has the confidence
of the common people.
yin
yang
yang
yang
yang
yang
 

43 Decisiveness

The Statement of the second hexagram

Decisiveness. Proclaim in the royal court.

Trust in the commands. Be stern.

There will be severity.

Announce to your own city.

There is no gain in going to war.

Gain by having a place to go.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Thunder and rain act:
releasing.
The noble one
pardons errors
and forgives offenses.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Lake rising to heaven:
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.