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Dragon in flight across the sky Rewarding to encounter a mature human being

Delivering the inexperienced It is worthwhile and useful to discipline another If practiced to remove the shackles and cuffs But for this to continue is a disgrace

Entering into a pit With no invitations extended to visitors, three people arrive To attend to them will end in good fortune

Being true yet opposed Wariness in the middle is promising At the end, unfortunate Worthwhile to meet a mature human being Not worthwhile to cross the great stream

Not capable of contending Capitulate and take refuge One’s home town’s people, three hundred households, Will escape suffering

Persistence A mature person’s good fortune No blame

01.5x Dragon in flight across the sky: The mature human being creates

04.1x Worthwhile (and) useful to discipline another: For the sake of ethical standards

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

The seasoned noble assumes the mandate, Establishes domains and recognizes ruling families Lesser people will not be used

07.6x The seasoned noble assumes the mandate: By right (of) merit *Lesser people will not be used: (They would) certainly confuse the domain

Joining with such inferior people

08.3x Joining with such inferior people: Is this not sufficiently painful?

Belonging exemplified: The sovereign employs only three game flushers Letting go of the forward game His district’s inhabitants will not be coerced Promising

08.5x Belonging exemplified holds promise: The position (is) correct (and) central * To abandon the unwilling (and) seek the accepting (Is) letting go of the forward game * (His) district’s inhabitants will not be coerced: The superior commands the middle

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

Treading the path which is level and easy The secluded one’s persistence is promising

10.2x The secluded one’s persistence (is) promising: The middle avoids the source of distraction

The one-eyed are still able to see The lame are still able to take steps Treading upon the tiger’s tail Is the bitten one’s misfortune The military man works for a greater noble

10.3x The one-eyed (are still) able to see: Not well enough to claim vision * The lame (are still) able to take steps: Not well enough to travel along with * The bitten one’s misfortune: The position was less than appropriate * The military man works for a greater noble: The purpose (is) firm

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

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

Separating* oneself from inferior people* Those not worth the young noble’s loyalty Greatness departs, smallness arrives

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

Easing out of separation The mature human being’s promise: This passes, that passes As surely as mulberry seedlings

12.5x The mature human being’s promise: The position (is) correct (and) appropriate

Separating oneself from inferior people (Who) are not worth a noble young one’s loyalty Greatness departs, smallness arrives: When this occurs heaven (and) earth do not interact And so the myriad beings do not communicate High (and) low do not interact And so all under heaven lack government Within (is) darkness and without (is) light Within (is) weakness and without (is) strength Within (are) the common people and without (is) the noble young one The common people’s principles prevail The noble young one’s principles fade

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

Fellowship with others at the gate Not a mistake

13.1x Departing the gate (in) fellowship with others: Given this, who is in error?

Fellowship with others only within the clan Embarrassing

13.2x Fellowship with others (only) within the clan: An embarrassing course

Fellowship with others begins with wailing and weeping but then follows with laughter Mighty armies can entertain each other

13.5x Fellowship with others with such a beginning: Through balance (comes) orientation * Mighty armies entertaining each other: Praising each other’s abilities

Fellowship with others on the frontier Nothing to regret

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

Heaven accompanies flame Fellowship with Others The noble young one, according to kind and family, distinguishes the beings

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

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

Readiness Firmness resonates, and so the intentions (are) carried out Responsiveness using movement Readiness Readiness responds with movement Since heaven and earth (behave) like this How much more true (this is) (for) establishing delegates (And) mobilizing the reserves! Heaven and earth behave with responsive movement And so the sun and the moon never stray And the four seasons do not vary The wise ones make use of responsive movement (And) as a result, punishments (and) penalties (are) specific And the people consent Readiness’ meaningful timing (is) very important now!

Childlike perspective For little people, no blame For the noble young one, an embarrassment

20.1x First six’s childlike perspective (Is) the little one’s path

The great perspective lies above Acceptance and versatility Balance (and) uprightness (are) used in observing all under heaven Observing A cleansing but not a sacrifice, Being true is as good as dignified: Those below observe and so (are) transformed Observing heaven’s sacred course and the four seasons’ lack of deviation The wise ones use (these) sacred principles to establish (their) teachings And so all under heaven simply consent

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

A stringline of fishes By way of the palace inhabitants’ sponsorship* Nothing cannot be turned to advantage

23.5x By way of the palace inhabitants’ sponsorship: An outcome with no complaints

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

Decomposing (Means) stripping away The flexible alters the firm Not worthwhile to have somewhere to go: The common people prevail Accept and stop here Look at the image The noble young one respects waning (and) waxing as surplus (and) want (And as) heaven’s behavior

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

Hungry mouth Persistence (is) promising: Nourish uprightness (and) in due order good fortune Study the hungry mouth: Study what is the purpose in nourishment From the searching mouth (to) the feeding: Study what are the sources of nourishment Heaven (and) earth nourish the myriad beings The wise ones nourish the worthy (and) thereby reach the whole of humanity Hungry mouth’s opportune timing (is) very important here!

The light appears twice Arising The mature human being, accordingly, Is continuous in clarifying and illuminating into the four directions

31.3x Persuaded in one’s loins: But less than secure * The purpose lies in pursuing another The position holds onto the inferior

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

Up on the mountain there is a lake Reciprocity The noble young one, accordingly, is open to welcome the other

(Fan Yao* 28.5: older woman finds herself a young man to marry) To continue in one’s character means persistence For a woman of maturity, promising For a man in youth, disappointment*

32.5x (For) a woman (of) maturity, persistence (is) promising: To follow one through to completion * (For) a man (in) youth, restraint (is) advised: To follow the women (is) trouble

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

Elective retreat The noble young one’s opportunity The common people deny

33.4x The noble young one chooses retreat (While) common people deny

Beneath the sky is a mountain Distancing The noble young one, accordingly, is distant from the common people Not with ill will, but with reserve

Ordinary people apply force The noble young one uses his wits* Persistence is trouble The billy goat* butts the hedge Entangling his horns

34.3x Ordinary people apply force: (To) the noble young one, a snare*

Brightness obscured during flight* Dragging one’s wing The noble young one in traveling Goes three days without a meal When there is somewhere to go Those in power would gossip

Rewarding the woman’s persistence

Family members scolded severely Regrettable harshness Yet opportune But wife and child smirking and mocking Ends in disgrace

37.3x Family members scolded severely: Not yet failure * Wife (and) child smirking (and) mocking: (Is) to lose the family’s boundaries

Family members The woman’s true dignity lies within The man’s true dignity lies without The masculine (and) feminine principles (Are) heaven’s (and) earth’s greater meanings Family members have dignities (and) nobilities herein Father (and) mother have their titles (When) father (is) father (and) child (is) child (When) elder brother (is) elder (and) younger (is) younger (When) husband (is) husband (and) wife (is) wife Then the family’s course (is) upheld Uphold the family and all under heaven arranges itself

Wind comes forth from flame Family members The noble young one, accordingly, speaks with substance And acts with consistency

Regrets pass The missing horse Should not be pursued: it returns on its own Upon seeing the worst in others Simply avoid mistakes

38.1x Seeing the worst (in) others: In order to avoid mistakes

Seeing a wagon held up Its oxen restrained Its occupant’s head shaved and nose cut off Regardless of beginning, there will be an end

Worthwhile west to south Not worthwhile east to north Rewarding to encounter a mature human being Persistence is opportune

If going is impassable Then coming back means maturity Promising Rewarding to encounter a mature human being

39.6x (If) going (is) impassable (then) coming back (means) maturity: The purpose lies within * Rewarding to encounter a mature human being: Thereby to attend to the worthy

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!

The noble young one, in bondage, still has freedoms Promising Holding true among the common people

40.5x The noble young one (still) owns freedoms (Which) the common people retreat (from)

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

41.3x One person sets out: The third gives rise to uncertainties

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 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

A mature human being’s tiger transformation Even before divining, be sure

49.5x The mature human being’s tiger transformation: This one’s style (is) evident

A noble young one’s leopard transformation Ordinary people merely change masks To expedite has pitfalls To abide in persistence is promising

49.6x The noble young one’s leopard transformation: This one’s style (is rich in) subtlety * Ordinary people (merely) change masks: Submitting in order to follow a noble

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 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

Not grasping one’s own being Moving through one’s courtyard But not seeing other people No blame

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

The one-eyed can still see Warranting the secluded one’s persistence

54.2x Warranting the secluded one’s persistence: Not yet ready to vary the rules

Little sister’s marriage Heaven (and) earth have their meanings in wholeness (When) heaven (and) earth do not interact Then the myriad beings do not come to be Little sister’s marriage (is) humanity’s end (and) beginning Satisfaction (as) a way to move (Is) the reason for little sister’s marriage To go boldly (is) inauspicious: The dignity is not appropriate Not a direction with merit: The yielding takes advantage of the firm

So rich are their dwellings Screening away their own families Peering through their doorways Desolate in their want of others Three years not seen face to face Unfortunate

55.6x (So) rich (are) their dwellings: (Having) soared to heaven’s threshold * Peering through their doorways Desolate in their want of others: A consequence of concealment

Abundance (Means) greatness Intelligence (is) behind movement Given this, abundance The sovereign approaches this: Appreciate the greatness Do not be anxious, (it) suits the sun (to be at) midday: Appropriate for illuminating all under heaven The sun (at) midday, in due order, goes down The moon (at) full, in due order, (is) consumed (If) heaven (and) earth fill up (and) empty out In accord with the time (in both) waning (and) waxing Then how much more true for humanity! (And) how much more true for the ghosts and the spirits!

Like a bird that burns its own nest This strange individual begins to laugh Then follows with wailing and weeping Forfeiting cattle in the exchange Disappointing

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

Advancing and retreating Warranting a warrior’s resolve

57.1x Advancing (and) retreating: The purpose wavers * Warranting the warrior’s resolve: The purpose (is) under control

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

Satisfaction (Means) pleasure The firm (is) within and the flexible without Pleasure, accordingly, rewards persistence And so it is complying with heaven And resonant in humanity (When) pleasure (is) used to lead a people The people forget their weariness (When) pleasure (is) used in challenging difficulties The people forget their mortality Pleasure’s great importance (Is) truly in the people’s encouragement!

The illustrious ancestor subjugated barbarian country It took three years to conquer them Lesser people were not at all useful