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On January 9, 2011 at 5:22 PM
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47 Distress
The Statement of the first hexagram
Distress. Continue.
For a pure and great person: fortune.
No fault. What is said is not trusted.
For a pure and great person: fortune.
No fault. What is said is not trusted.
The changing lines
The third line:
Distressed by rock, seized in thistles.
Entering into his palace, not seeing his wife.
Misfortune.
Distressed by rock, seized in thistles.
Entering into his palace, not seeing his wife.
Misfortune.
The fourth line:
Progress is gradual.
Distressed in a metal car.
Regret will end.
Progress is gradual.
Distressed in a metal car.
Regret will end.
The fifth line:
Hacking off noses, hacking off feet. Distressed
by vermillion sashes.
Then, slowly, there is talk.
Gain by making offerings and sacrifices.
Hacking off noses, hacking off feet. Distressed
by vermillion sashes.
Then, slowly, there is talk.
Gain by making offerings and sacrifices.
46 Rising
The Statement of the second hexagram
Rising. Great continuing.
Act now to see the great person.
Do not be distressed. Advance southward:
fortune.
Act now to see the great person.
Do not be distressed. Advance southward:
fortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
A lake without water:
distress. The noble one
devotes her life
to fulfill her will.
distress. The noble one
devotes her life
to fulfill her will.
The Image of the second hexagram
Wood growing in the
center of the land: rising.
The noble one is mild,
gradually raising what is
tiny into the tall and great.
center of the land: rising.
The noble one is mild,
gradually raising what is
tiny into the tall and great.
