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Supreme fulfillment Rewarding the mare’s persistence The noble young one has somewhere to go To lead is confusion To follow is to learn mastery Worthwhile west to south:* find companions East to north:* forgo companions Secure the certain good fortune*

Supreme fulfillment Worthwhile to be persistent Not at all useful to have somewhere to go Worthwhile to enlist delegates

Fulfillment It is not I who seeks the young and inexperienced The young and inexperienced seek me The first consultation informs The second and third show disrespect Disrespect deserves no information It is worthwhile to be dedicated

Be true Honor fulfillment Persistence is timely Worthwhile to cross the great stream

Fulfillment Thick clouds but no rain From our western horizon

on the tiger’s tail When it does not bite one, Success

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

Rallying The firm (and) the flexible begin to interact and so (come) the trials of new life Moving through the heart of risk Much fulfillment (means) persistence Thunder (and) rain’s activity abounds to excess The sky creates in haste (and) obscurity (It is) necessary to enlist delegates, but not (in order) to relax

Inexperience At the foot of the mountain are hazards (To be) at risk and yet remain still (Shows) inexperience Inexperience (is) fulfilled: According to fulfillment’s conduct at the heart of the time It is not I (who) seeks the young (and) inexperienced, The young (and) inexperienced seek me: The objectives (are) complementary The first consultation informs: According to the firmness within The second (and) third (show) disrespect Disrespect deserves no information: Disrespect (shows) immaturity Inexperience (is) the way to cultivate uprightness (This is) a sacred task

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

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

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

Smallness departs, greatness arrives Promise and fulfillment

Interplay Smallness departs, greatness arrives, (With) promise (and) fulfillment: When this occurs heaven (and) earth interact And so the myriad beings communicate High (and) low interact and their purposes converge Within (is) light and without (is) shadow Within (is) strength and without (is) acceptance Within (is) the noble young one and without (are) the common ones The noble young one’s principles prevail The common one’s principles fade

Pulling up thatch grass roots And with this, another cluster Persistence is promising and satisfying

Embracing servitude The common one’s promise Is the mature one’s worthless fulfillment

12.2x The mature one’s worthless fulfillment: Avoid the herd’s distractions

Fellowship with Others on the frontier Fulfillment Worthwhile to cross the great stream And worth the noble young one’s persistence

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

Supreme fulfillment

The prince presents offerings to the son of heaven The common people cannot

14.3x The prince presents offerings to the son of heaven: (For) common people, harmful

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

Fulfillment The noble young one gets results

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

Most fulfilling Worthwhile to be dedicated Not a mistake

Seize and bind them Then follow, holding them fast The Sovereign* will offer a sacrifice at the Western Mountain

Following The firm comes forward and submits to the flexible Movement and satisfaction (in) following Great fulfillment, to be dedicated (is) not a mistake: And all under heaven follow the seasons Following the time has a meaning (of) great importance here!

Most fulfilling Worthwhile to cross the great stream Before the beginning, three days After the beginning, three days

Detoxifying The firm (is) above while the flexible (is) below Adaptive and yet motionless Fixations Detoxifying (is) most fulfilling: As all under heaven (is) healed Worthwhile to cross the great stream: (In) moving on there is work to do Before the beginning, three days, After the beginning, three days: In the end, in due order, there will be a beginning As heaven behaves

The greatest fulfillment rewards persistence To arrive in the eighth month* would be unfortunate

Taking charge Firmness penetrates and so prevails Satisfaction along with acceptance The firm (is) central (and) resonant Great fulfillment (is) due to correctness (As is) heaven’s course To arrive in the eighth month would be unfortunate: Waning does not take long

Satisfaction Worthwhile to execute justice

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

Satisfaction A little worthwhile to have somewhere to go

Adornment satisfies The flexible comes forward and refines the firm Consequently, satisfaction Alternately, the firm rises upwards and refines the flexible Consequently, a little worthwhile to have somewhere to go (Even) heaven (has) a style Refinement (and) clarity mean stability (Such is) human culture Look to heaven’s refinements Thereby to study the seasonal changes Look to humanity’s refinements Thereby to transform (and) complete all under heaven

Fulfillment Exit and enter without anxiety Companions arrive without fail Turning around and returning is the way The seventh day brings return Worthwhile to have somewhere to go

Returning (means) fulfillment: The firm comes back around Energetic, and using acceptance to proceed So it is that exiting (and) entering (are) without anxiety (And) companions arrive without fail Turning around (and) returning (is) the way, The seventh day brings return: (As) heaven behaves Worthwhile to have somewhere to go: Firmness prevails (In) returning one sees the heart of heaven (and) earth!

Most fulfilling Worthwhile to persist For one without integrity there will be suffering* And not much reward in having somewhere to go

Without pretense Firmness comes from without and becomes master on the inside Movement with lasting vigor The firm (is) central and resonant Great fulfillment (is) according to integrity Heaven’s higher law For one without integrity there will be suffering (And) not (much) reward in having somewhere to go (While) without pretense there is forward progress How is this so? Heaven’s higher law is not protection: (It is) movement itself!

What is heaven’s thoroughfare? Fulfillment

The ridgepole bends Worthwhile to have somewhere to go Fulfillment

Greatness in excess Greatness is that which exceeds The ridgepole bends: Beginning (and) end (are) yielding The firm (is) excessive but central (Be) adaptable and glad to move Worthwhile to have somewhere to go: And after this, fulfillment Greatness in excess’s opportune timing (is) very important now!

Be true To keep the heart secure is fulfillment Advance will have value

Repeated exposure (Means) twice the risk The water replenishes but does not pile up Making progress (through) risk yet never losing its confidence To keep the heart secure (is) fulfillment: When making use of the firmness within Progress will be valued: To continue on will be an accomplishment Heavenly hazards do not permit climbing Earthly hazards (are) mountains (and) rivers, hills (and) heights Sovereigns (and) patriarchs arrange hazards in order to protect their domains Risk’s timely application (is) very important here!

Meriting persistence Fulfillment Attend to the cow Promising

Arising (Means) to be conditioned The sun (and) moon (are) conditioned upon heaven The hundreds of grasses, the plants (and) the trees are conditioned upon the earth Doubled clarity, accordingly, (is) conditioned upon the true Then transformation completes (all things) under heaven The flexible (is) conditioned upon the central (and) correct Given this, fulfillment And so it is that to care for the cow (is) promising

Fulfillment Rewarding to persist To court the young woman* is promising

Reciprocity (Means) being moved The flexible (is) above while the firm (is) below The two vital forces (are) moved in resonance (And) with this support each other Stillness and enjoyment The masculine submits to the feminine And so it is that fulfillment rewards persistence (And) to court the young woman (is) promising Heaven (and) earth move each other And so the myriad beings transform (and) come to life The wise ones move the human heart And all under heaven respond with peace Comprehend this function of touch Then heaven (and) earth (and) the myriad beings Will now have natures (which) may be seen plainly

Fulfillment Nothing is wrong Worthwhile to be persistent Worthwhile to have somewhere to go

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

Success Little reward in persistence

Distancing succeeds: Get distance and then succeed The firm (is) suitably placed and resonant To partake in the seasons’ progress Little reward (in) persistence: [The flexible] penetrates and then prevails Distancing’s proper timing (is) very important here!

Fulfillment The sovereign approaches his temple Rewarding to encounter a mature human being Making an offering Worthwhile to be dedicated To offer great sacrifices is promising Worthwhile to have somewhere to go

Collectedness (Means) to congregate Acceptance behind satisfaction The firm (is) central (and) resonant Hence, congregation The sovereign approaches his temple: To convey the filial offering Rewarding to encounter a mature human being making an offering: Concentrating with integrity To offer great sacrifices (is) promising, Worthwhile to have somewhere to go: Agreeing with heaven’s higher order Study the reason to congregate Then heaven (and) earth (and) the myriad beings Will now have natures (which) may be seen plainly

Most fulfilling Productive to encounter a mature human being Do not worry To go boldly southward* is promising

The sovereign makes offerings at Split Mountain* Opportune Making no mistakes

46.4x The sovereign makes offerings at Split Mountain: Accepting service

The flexible uses the time to advance Adapting and also accepting The firm (is) central and resonant This is, accordingly, very fulfilling Productive to encounter a mature human being, Do not worry: Own the rewards The southern expedition (is) promising: The intentions (are) carried out

“Fulfillment” “Persistence” For the mature human being, a promise, Not a mistake But having the words is not the conviction

Exhaustion The firm (is) covered over To risk leads to satisfaction (To be) beset and still not lose that which is fulfilling One who is truly a noble young one attains this Persistence (is) the mature human being’s promise: By way of the firmness within There will be words but no assurance: To value the oral leads to exhaustion

Complete the day and then be sure Supreme fulfillment is worth persistence Regrets pass

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!

The most promising offering

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

Fulfillment Shock brings fear and alarm And mirthful words and echoing laughter The thunder startles for a hundred li * around But do not let drop the ladle of sacred wine

Arousal (means) fulfillment Shock brings fear (and) alarm: The fear leads to well-being Mirthful words (and) echoing laughter: After there is a precedent The thunder startles (for) a hundred li (around): Disturbing the distant and frightening the near Do not let drop the ladle of sacred wine: Emerge fit to guard the ancestral shrine, the altars to place (and) to grain (And) thereby perform the offerings (with) mastery

Fulfillment The sovereign approaches this Do not be anxious It suits the sun to be at midday

With modest fulfillment The wanderer persists Promising

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!

In little successes Worthwhile to have somewhere to go Rewarding to encounter a mature human being

Repeated adaptation (is) useful (in) setting forth the higher purpose The firm adapts with balance (and) integrity And so the intentions (are) carried out The flexible both respond to the firm So there are, accordingly, little successes Worthwhile to have somewhere to go Rewarding to encounter a mature human being

Fulfillment Rewarding to persist

Fulfillment The sovereign approaches his temple Worthwhile to cross the great stream Worthwhile to be dedicated

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

Fulfillment Bitter limitations do not invite commitment

Content with the boundaries Fulfillment

60.4x Contentment with boundaries comes to fulfillment: Undertaking a higher path

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

Fulfillment Worthwhile to persist Appropriate for minor concerns, Not suited to great concerns The flying bird bequeaths this message: If not adapted to heights, adapt to remaining below Much promise

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

Fulfillment is minor But rewarding to persist At the beginning, promise; by the end, disorder

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

Fulfillment The little fox is almost across the half-frozen stream To soak that tail Is not a direction with merit

P wei4 (to be) not yet ji4 complete heng1 (means) fulfillment * rou2 3133 02.T the flexible, gentle, yielding; flexibility de2 6161 02.0 gain, secure, find, occupy, claim (s) 06.T zhong1 1504 03.3 the center, middle, mean, balance " P xiao3 (the) little hu2 fox qi4 (is) almost ji4 across (the) (half-frozen) stream * wei4 (but) not yet chu1 1409 05.4 out of, beyond, past; (sur)passed, departed zhong1 1504 03.3 the center, middle, balance; concentration S ru2 to soak qi2 that wei3 tail * wu2 (is) not you1 (a) direction li4 with merit * bu4 5379 02.2 (this is, would) not, to not; wanting; failing xu4 2865 120+15 HL (to) continue, connect; go (ing) on, through zhong1 1500 01.3 to the end, outcome, conclusion, finish S sui1 5519 55.1 F even if, though; although 05.6x bu4 5379 02.2 not, im-; in-; un-; less than; nothing, none " dang1 6087 05.6x (is, are) properly, appropriately, suitably " wei4 7116 45.5 placed, positioned, situated, dignified " * gang1 3268 03.T the firm, strong, resolute; firmness rou2 3133 02.T (and) the flexible, gentle, yielding; flexibility ying4 7477 02.T (all) correspond, resonate, relate, reciprocate