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On October 10, 2009 at 2:09 AM
Should I get married?
and received a response of:
15 Humility
The Statement of the first hexagram
Humility imbues.
The noble one gets completion.
The noble one gets completion.
The changing lines
The third line:
Toiling humility:
the noble one gets completion
Fortune.
Toiling humility:
the noble one gets completion
Fortune.
The fifth line:
Not enriched by his neighbors.
Gain by invading and smiting.
Nothing but gain.
Not enriched by his neighbors.
Gain by invading and smiting.
Nothing but gain.
8 Joining
The Statement of the second hexagram
Joining brings fortune.
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault.
Those who are not sure
will join the plan.
Those who are late
will meet misfortune.
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault.
Those who are not sure
will join the plan.
Those who are late
will meet misfortune.
The Image of the first 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.
The Image of the second hexagram
Water pooled
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
