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On January 12, 2011 at 6:40 PM 

why has he lied to her?

and received a response of:
old yang
yin
yang
old yang
yang
old yang
 

14 Great Holdings

The Statement of the first hexagram

Great hold_ings:
supreme
every_where.

The changing lines

The first line:
Do not mix with the harmful
and there will be no disaster.
A pattern of difficulty, but no fault.
The third line:
The duke makes an offering
to the Son of Heaven.
The small are unable to do this.
The sixth line:
Divine help from heaven.
Fortune. Nothing but gain.
yin
yin
yang
yin
yang
yin
 

40 Releasing

The Statement of the second 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 Image of the first hexagram

Fire in heaven:
great holdings.
The noble one
curbs evil and fosters good,
and is favored
with heaven's blessings
and commands.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

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