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How consummate (is) receptivity’s source! The myriad beings (are) provided with life And so, (in) acceptance, inherit the sky Accepting (with) generosity upholds the outer world Character accommodates without drawing boundaries Comprehending vastness, exemplifying wholeness The varieties of beings (are) joined in fulfillment The mare (is) the earth’s kindred spirit (And) wanders an earth with no borders Gentleness (and) acceptance reward persistence: The noble young one’s purpose in going To initiate confusion (is) to stray from the way To follow (with) acceptance (is) to learn the principles West (to) south, find companions: And so, with the help of one’s kind, make progress East (to) north, forgo companions: Although, in the end, there will be rewards Securing the certain holds promise: The response to a world without limits

03.1x Even with cliffs all around The objective to make progress (is) correct * By respecting the lowly (and) disregarded The great gain humanity

Contention Above (is) firmness, below (is) risk At risk and yet tenacious (Means) contention Contention Being true (yet) opposed, Wariness in the middle (is) promising: The firm comes forward and gains the center At the end, unfortunate: Contention is not suited to completion Worthwhile to meet a mature human being: To honor the central and true Not worthwhile to cross the great stream: (This) leads to the abyss

Raising small beasts The flexible finds a place and high (and) low respond to this So this is called minor concerns Dynamic and yet adaptive The firm (is) central and so the intentions (are) carried out After this, fulfillment Thick clouds (but) no rain: Value (any) forward progress From our western horizon: The influence is not yet in motion

Embrace the wilderness It is useful to cross the river without a boat Avoid aloofness and neglect Alliances are impermanent Learn the value in balanced action

11.2x Embrace the wilderness (and) learn the value in balanced action: Thereby to honor the important

13.6x Fellowship with others on the frontier: The goals (are) not yet achieved

Fellowship with others The flexible finds a position, gains the center and resonates with the creative So this is called fellowship with others Fellowship with others says that Fellowship with others on the frontier (is) fulfillment Worthwhile to cross the great stream (Meaning) higher order endeavor Refinement (and) clarity make use of strength The central (lines) (are) correct (and) correspond The noble young one (is) principled Only the noble young one develops the capacity To comprehend the direction of all under heaven

Big domain The flexible finds a distinguished position, in the great center, While high (and) low respond to this So this is called big domain Its qualities (are) firmness (and) vigor and also refinement (and) clarity Resonating with heaven and moving with the seasons This is, accordingly, supremely fulfilling

15.2x Expressing modesty, persistence (is) promising: The inner affections (are) found

15.6x Expressive modesty: The goals (are) not yet achieved * An appropriate practice to mobilize the reserves To discipline home town (and) province

At the springs of readiness There is much to have and to gain Do not hesitate Companions are gathered as hair by a clasp

Bound to one of maturity Giving up the little child Following comes to be seeking of gain Worthwhile to abide in persistence

18.2x Correcting mother’s fixations: Find the middle path

18.4x Indulging father’s fixations: Continuing (is) less than gainful

Biting on dry, bony meat Securing funding and arrows Warranting difficult persistence Promising

Biting into dried meat Finding yellow metal Persistence is trouble Avoid mistakes

21.5x Persistence (is) trouble, avoid mistakes: Find the proper response

Between the jaws is an object So this is called biting through Biting through and then satisfaction: The firm (and) the flexible (are) evenly apportioned Action with clarity Thunder (and) lightning converge and make manifest The flexible gains the center and then acts above Although not properly situated (It is) worthwhile to execute justice

22.6x Plain white elegance is no mistake: The top attains the goal

The ripest fruit is not eaten* The noble young one gains ground As the common people tear down their own shacks*

23.6x The noble young one gains ground: The people (are) those who uphold (one) * (As) the common people tear down (their own) shacks: In the end not fit to be used

25.1x Without pretense comes to advance: Attaining the purpose

One without pretense still has misfortunes Sometimes tying one’s ox Means the drifter’s gain And the townsfolk’s disaster

25.3x The drifters’ gaining the ox (Is) the townsfolk’s disaster

The withered poplar sprouts a new shoot An older gentleman finds himself a maiden to marry Nothing cannot be turned to advantage

(Fan Yao* 32.5: continuing in character, her promise, his problem) The withered poplar* bears flowers An older lady finds herself a young gentleman to marry No blame, no praise

The canyon holds risks Seek modest gains

Bound up with braided rope and stranded cord Put away inside a thicket of thorny brambles Three years without gains Unfortunate

30.2x Golden radiance (is) most promising: Finding the middle path

32.3x Lacking continuity in one’s character: Nowhere to be endured

32.4x Chronically out of one’s context Where is game (to be) found?

Continuity (Means) to endure The firm (is) above and the flexible (is) below Thunder (and) wind support each other Versatile and energetic The firm (and) the flexible fully correspond Continuity Continuity fulfills (and) nothing (is) wrong, Worthwhile to be persistent: Enduring (is) upon one’s own path Heaven’s (and) earth’s courses Continue, going on and (on) without end Worthwhile to have somewhere to go: At the end, in due order, there will be a beginning Sun and moon take the sky and so (are) able to continue in brilliance The four seasons evolve (and) turn And so are able to continue accomplishing The wise ones endure upon their paths And all under heaven (is) transformed (and) completed Comprehend what is meant to be continued Then heaven (and) earth (and) the myriad beings Will now have natures (which) may be seen plainly

Regrets pass Loss and gain are not to be taken to heart Simply to go is promising Nothing cannot be turned to advantage

Brightness obscured on the southern winter hunt Capturing the others’ great leader This is not a call for a hasty resolution

36.3x The southern winter hunt has a purpose After this (is fulfilled), a great gain

Estrangement The fire moves, but (only) upwards The lake moves, but (only) downwards Two women dwell together (But) their intentions do not function as one Enjoyment, along with dependence on clarity The flexible advances, and so improves (its) conduct Gaining the center and resonating with the firm And so it is that ordinary matters (are) promising Heaven (and) earth diverge, but still their endeavors converge Masculine (and) feminine diverge, but their objectives interact The myriad beings diverge, but their affairs (are) interrelated Estrangement’s timely application (is) very important here!

Impasse (Means) problems Risk lies ahead To perceive the risk and be able to stop (Is) wisdom indeed! Impasse (is) worthwhile west (to) south: To make progress (is) to find the center It is not worthwhile east (to) north: This way dead ends Rewarding to encounter a mature human being: Making progress will be an achievement (In) a proper position, persistence (is) opportune: In order to do right by the territory Impasse’s timely application (is) very important now!

On the hunt, taking three foxes Claiming the golden arrow Persistence is timely

40.2x Nine second’s persistence (is) promising: Finding the middle path

Release Crisis leads to movement Movement then gets free of crisis Released Release favors the west to the south: To go (is) to gain the multitude One’s coming return (is) promising: Here to find the center (In) having somewhere to go, to be prompt (is) promising: (In) making progress there will be achievement Heaven (and) earth let loose as thunder (and) rain get to work Thunder (and) rain go to work, and hundreds of seed pods Of plants (and) trees, as one, begin to burst Release’s opportune timing (is) very important now!

Three people set out And in due order lose one member A single person sets out And in due order finds a companion

Avoiding decrease increases one Not a mistake Persistence is opportune Worthwhile to have somewhere to go But one gains servants rather than family

41.6x Avoiding decrease increases one: A well-earned objective

42.5x Be true (and) kind-hearted, Do not question this at all * Kindness (is) our worth: A well-earned objective

43.2x Do not worry about hostilities: Find the middle path

46.5x Persistence (is) promising (in) advancing by steps: A well-earned objective

47.5x Nose cut off, feet cut off: The purpose is still not gained * And then gradually finding relief: Due to the center’s (being) straightforward

Rearranging the town does not change the well Neither losing nor gaining, Whether leaving or arriving, the well is the well To nearly reach But then to fall short with the well rope Or to damage its bucket Is disappointing

Seasonal change Water (and) fire subdue each other Two women dwell together (But) their aims are not mutual gain So this is called seasonal change Complete the day and then be sure: Change and then believe in it Refinement (and) clarity behind satisfaction Great fulfillment (is) according to correctness Change is then appropriate One’s regrets then pass Heaven (and) earth change and so the four seasons are fulfilled Tang and Wu changed the mandates Complying with heaven while resonating with humanity Seasonal change’s opportune timing (is) very important now!

A cauldron with upended feet Worthwhile to expel the stagnating Accepting a concubine for the sake of her child Is without blame

The cauldron (is) a model With wood submitted to flame The offerings (are) transformed The wise ones (are) fulfilled with offerings to the highest divinity And (there is) great fulfillment (in) nourishing wisdom (and) excellence Reaching in with ears (and) eyes, quickening (and) clarifying The flexible advances with elevated conduct Gaining the center and resonating with the firm And so this is, accordingly, supreme fulfillment

The shock comes with adversity A hundred thousand times one loses possessions And scrambles up the nine hills To not give chase Means seven days to gain

51.6x The shock startles (and) confuses: The balance is not yet achieved * Even though ominous, make no mistakes: Pay heed to the neighboring warnings

The wild goose advances by degrees to the trees Perchance to find that flat branch No harm done

53.4x Perchance to find that flat branch: Accepting in order to adapt

53.5x In the end, nothing overcomes her good fortune: Securing a home for hope

Gradual progress leads to advance The young woman’s engagement (is) timely Advancing secures a position Making progress will be an accomplishment Advancing according to principle (Is) a fitting way to do right by the realm In such a position The firm secures the center To be still and also adapt (Is) movement without exhaustion

So abundant are their partition screens At midday one may see the bushel constellation* Going ahead brings suspicion and anxiety To be true and express this Is timely

The wanderer comes to a camp Cherishing those resources And earning a young helper’s loyalty

56.2x Gaining a young helper’s loyalty: An outcome with no complaint

The wanderer stays in a shelter Having secured some wherewithal and an axe But lamenting “My heart is not at peace”

56.4x The wanderer (stays) in a shelter: (Having) not yet secured a place * Securing some valuables (and) an axe: (But with) a heart less than peaceful

The wanderer (Means) modest fulfillment The flexible finds the balance on the outside And so complies with firmness Restraint along with dependence on clarity This is how, (with) modest fulfillment, The wanderer’s persistence (is) promising The wanderer’s appropriate timing (is) very important here!

57.2x A confusion of these holds promise: (In) regaining balance

59.2x Scattering, (then) hurrying to one’s support: To secure the hopes

Scattering fulfills The firm comes forward, yet will not be exhausted The flexible learns (its) place on the outside And associates with the superior The sovereign approaches his temple: The sovereign is then in the center Worthwhile to cross the great stream: Relying on wood brings results

Boundaries (mean) fulfillment The firm (and) the flexible (are) evenly apportioned While firmness secures the center Bitter limitations do not invite commitment: This path dead ends Satisfaction behind movement at risk An appropriate place to use boundaries Balanced (and) principled in order to follow through Heaven (and) earth (are) constrained And so the four seasons are completed Boundaries serve to define the measures (But) without encroachment on property (And) without harm to the people

Finding one’s counterpart Perhaps to beat the drum, or maybe to quit Perhaps to weep, or maybe to sing

The truth within Flexibility dwells within while firmness secures the center Satisfaction with adaptation The true will then transform the realm Piglets (and) fishes - promising: Trust (is) extended to piglets (and) fishes Worthwhile to cross the great stream: Relying on a wooden boat’s hollowness The truth within (is) accordingly worth (the) persistence: Then (one) resonates with heaven

Smallness in excess The small are those who go beyond and so (are) fulfilled Exceeding, accordingly, (is) worth persistence To take part in the time (is) to move The flexible gains the center This is how minor concerns (are) promising The firm (has) lost position and also is not in the center (And) so this is, accordingly, not suited to great concerns There is the flying bird’s image herein The flying bird bequeaths this message: (If) not adapted to heights (then) adapt to (remaining) below Much promise: Above (is) resistance while below (is) acceptance

The matron loses her carriage’s veil To not pursue this Means seven days to gain

63.2x Seven days to gain: By taking the middle path

After completion (comes) fulfillment The minor is that which fulfills Worthwhile to persist: The firm (and) the flexible (are all) correct and also properly placed At the beginning, promise: The flexible occupies the center By the end equilibrium results in disorder This process (is) finished

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