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On January 12, 2011 at 6:40 PM
why has he lied to her?
and received a response of:
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.
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.