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shuo4Mathews: 5815

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Concordance & Context (3 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 23.6
6th Line
(the) ripe, plump, large (est); (over)ripe
果不食,君子得輿,小人剝廬。
The ripest fruit is not eaten* The noble young one gains ground As the common people tear down their own shacks*
Stats: 112+939.6
6th Line
ripeness, ripening, maturity, fruition
往蹇,來,吉。利見大人。
If going is impassable Then coming back means maturity Promising Rewarding to encounter a mature human being
23.6
Xiao Xiang 6
(means) maturity
往蹇來,志在內也。利見大人,以從貴也。
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

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