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On May 11, 2010 at 7:04 AM
madmur1 asked:
witast emily's feedback on no. 1a?
and received a response of:
28 Great Excess
The Statement of the first hexagram
The ridgepole sags.
Gain by having a place to go.
Continue.
The changing lines
The first line:
A cushion of white grass.
No fault.
The second line:
A withered trunk bursts with fresh vetch.
An old man takes a wife. Nothing but gain.
49 Reform
The Statement of the second hexagram
Reform: on one's own day,
confidence is won-
making, pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Regrets vanish.
The Image of the first hexagram
The lake overwhelms
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.
The Image of the second hexagram
Fire in the middle of the
lake: reform. The noble one
orders the calendar
by the seasons.