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Concordance & Context (4 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 33.4
4th Line
(a) voluntary, chosen, elective, discretionary +
遁,君子吉,小人否。
Elective retreat The noble young one’s opportunity The common people deny
Stats: 38+361.2
2nd Line
(a, an) fine, favorite, choice, good, excellent
鸣鶴在陰,其子和之。我有爵,吾與爾靡之。
The call of a crane in the shadows Her young ones respond to her I have a fine beaker of wine And I, with your help, will drain it
15.T
Tuan Zhuan
(to) applaud, laud, praise, prefer, elect (s, ing)
谦亨,天道下濟而光明,地道卑而上行。天道虧盈而益谦,地道變盈而流谦,鬼神害盈而福谦,人道惡盈而谦。谦尊而光,卑而不可逾,君子之終也。
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
33.4
Xiao Xiang 4
chooses
君子遁,小人否。
33.4x The noble young one chooses retreat (While) common people deny

Homophones (hao)

Previous han4
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