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On January 6, 2011 at 3:28 PM
what effect has my knowing the truth about the two of them had?
and received a response of:
55 Plentiful
The Statement of the first hexagram
Plentiful. Progress.
The great king arrives. Do not grieve.
All is right as the midday sun.
The great king arrives. Do not grieve.
All is right as the midday sun.
The changing lines
The first line:
Meeting one's suitable lord.
In spite of sameness, no fault.
Going has honor.
Meeting one's suitable lord.
In spite of sameness, no fault.
Going has honor.
The fifth line:
Receiving the seal.
There are congratulations and praise.
Fortune.
Receiving the seal.
There are congratulations and praise.
Fortune.
The sixth line:
Plentiful activity in one's house, screened
is one's household. Peering through
one's door: quiet with no people near.
For three years no one visits. Misfortune.
Plentiful activity in one's house, screened
is one's household. Peering through
one's door: quiet with no people near.
For three years no one visits. Misfortune.
33 Withdrawal
The Statement of the second hexagram
Withdrawal. Continue.
Small gains in persisting.
Small gains in persisting.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder and lightning
come fully: plentiful.
The wise one decides
lawsuits and applies
punishments.
come fully: plentiful.
The wise one decides
lawsuits and applies
punishments.
The Image of the second hexagram
A mountain under heaven:
withdrawal.
The noble one keeps
distant from vile people,
not with hatred,
but with dignity.
withdrawal.
The noble one keeps
distant from vile people,
not with hatred,
but with dignity.
