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Observing a country’s splendors Worthwhile and useful to be guest to the sovereign

Persistence is promising Despite the regrets The noble young one moves toward the light of example Holding true Promising

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

02.2x Six second’s movement: Straight (is) the way to square

02.3x Restraining display (is) suited to persistence: For the sake of timely development * Someone engaged in the royal service Knows (and) honors the whole

03.5x Collecting one’s riches: The ramifications (are) not yet revealed

Anticipation (Means) necessity Hazards lie ahead (Be) firm (and) persevering and so avoid complications This means to avoid affliction (and) exhaustion completely Anticipation Be true Honoring fulfillment, persistence is timely: (Be) poised, with celestial dignity, (And), accordingly, upright (and) balanced Worthwhile to cross the great stream: To make progress will be an accomplishment

Respectful conduct: The flexible treads upon the firm Pleasure, but also attunement with the creative And so it is that treading upon the tiger’s tail, Without (it) biting one, (is) success The firm (is) central (and) correct Taking steps in a divine place, and yet escaping suffering, shows wisdom

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

Authenticity (means) fulfillment The heavenly principle completes the lowly With honor and clarity The earthly principle (is) humble, (Even) while moving upwards The heavenly principle diminishes the superfluous And adds to the modest The earthly principle transforms the superfluous And replenishes the modest Ghosts (and) spirits (both) haunt the superfluous And enrich the modest The human principle resents the superfluous And applauds the modest Authenticity ennobles and exemplifies (Being) lowly and yet not easy to exceed The noble young one has results

20.4x Observing a county’s splendors: (Be) a worthy guest

21.4x Rewarding difficult persistence (with) promise: Still an unknown

“Vowing to train at chariot and defense,” which would preserve some of the impli- cation of dedicated sacrifice suggested by the Zhi Gua.

27.4x Top-heavy appetite holds promise: Ascending extends (what is) known

31.4x Persistence (is) promising, regrets pass: (Being) less than excited by trouble

35.6x Limit (this) practice to subordinating the home town: (This) course (is) less than enlightened

Increasing Decreasing the lofty to increase the humble The people’s satisfaction is not a limitation From the lofty down to the humble Such a course (is) highly exemplary Worthwhile to have somewhere to go: Concentration (and) uprightness will be rewarding Worthwhile to cross the great stream: The nature of wood leads to progress Increase moves while adapting The day’s progress is not a limitation Heaven confers, the earth brings forth This increase is without directives The general increase is that of the way, Sharing the time (and) moving in union

43.5x To balance the behavior is not a mistake: The center has not yet been honored

Decisiveness (Means) to break through The firm breaks through the flexible Dynamic but also persuasive Breaking through and yet responsive A disclosure at the royal court: The flexible rides upon five firm (lines) A truthful appeal, this will be serious: This crisis will then be made known Inform the home town, Nothing worthwhile (in) resorting to hostilities: What is valued (would) then be wasted Worthwhile to have somewhere to go: Firmness endures and then completes

45.5x Convening presumes a position: The objectives (are) still not conspicuous

51.4x The shock (is) followed by muddledness: Less than exemplary

Stillness (Means) to keep still (If) time to stop, then stop (If) time to move, then move (When) activity (and) rest do not lose their timing One’s path (is) revealed (and) clarified Stillness (means) self-restraint Restraint (is) to one’s own purpose Above (and) below resist corresponding Having nothing to do with each other And so it is that having no grasp of one’s own being (And) moving (through) one’s courtyard Without seeing other people (Is) without blame

58.6x Top six (is) drawn by satisfaction: Less than enlightened

59.4x Scattering those groups (is) most promising: Exemplifying maturity

64.5x The noble young one moves toward the light of example: The brightness (is) promising