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Incorporating long-standing virtues In order to be steadfast Distressing, but in the end, auspicious Yet for someone engaged in the royal service There is no completion

At the heart of the militia Promising Not a mistake The sovereign three times grants commissions

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

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

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

07.2x At the heart of the militia (is) promise: Upholding heaven’s favor * The sovereign three times grants commissions: Embracing the myriad realms

The militia (Means) the multitude Persistence (Means) uprightness The skill to employ the multitude (with) uprightness (Is) especially suited to use by the sovereign The firm (is) central and resonant The practice (is) hazardous, yet responsive To apply this is toxic to all under heaven and yet the people endure behind it (For their) welfare: Given this, where is the error here?

Across the earth there is water Belonging The early sovereigns, accordingly, established the numerous realms to make kinsmen of all of the leaders

Thunder comes from the earth with energy Readiness The early sovereigns, accordingly, composed music to celebrate merit Enthusiastically offering this to the highest divinity*

Not serving sovereign or noble Of higher worth is one’s service

18.6x Not serving sovereign (or) noble: The aim (is) a proper standard

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

The wind moves over the earth Perspective The early sovereigns, accordingly, examined the regions And comprehended their societies To establish their doctrines

Thunder and lightning bite through The early sovereigns, accordingly, clarified penalties when declaring the laws

Thunder dwells within the earth To return The early sovereigns, accordingly, on the day of winter solstice, closed the frontier pass gates Merchants and travelers did not move about Rulers did not inspect the domains

Beneath the sky moves thunder The creatures interact without pretensions The early sovereigns, accordingly, flourished according to season And nurtured the myriad beings

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!

30.5x Six fifth’s good fortune: A departure from sovereign (and) patriarch

The sovereign takes advantage of emergencies to expedite There will be commendations And severed heads The captives were never his enemies Not a mistake

30.6x The sovereign takes advantage of emergencies to expedite: In order to set right the domain

So far along to be so worried But persistence is promising Accept these present constraints as if a blessing from one’s grandmother

The light goes within (to) the heart of the earth Brightness (is) obscured Inwardly coherent (and) bright while outwardly flexible (and) compliant Using the obscurity (of) great trials The Sovereign Wen applied this Warranting difficult persistence: Darkening his own light Inwardly struggling, yet able to stay true to his purpose Prince Ji applied this

When the sovereign draws near to his family Do not be concerned about luck

The sovereign’s minister is set back and interrupted But this is not one person’s cause

39.2x The sovereign’s minister (is) set back (and) interrupted: In the end there is no reproach

Somebody grants one ten matched pairs of tortoise shells One cannot refuse Enduring commitment is promising The sovereign presents offerings to the divine* Promising

A disclosure at the royal court A truthful appeal This will be serious Inform the home town Nothing worthwhile in resorting to hostilities Worthwhile to have somewhere to go

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

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

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

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

The well has been cleaned, but nothing is consumed Causing our hearts’ sorrow It is suitable and available to draw from Were the sovereign made aware, all might receive of this abundance

48.3x The well (is merely) turbid, (but) nothing (is) consumed: Passing in sorrow * Seek the sovereign’s enlightenment: To receive the abundance

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

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!

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

Evanescent as sweat And that great cry for help Scatter the royal stockpiles Nothing is wrong

59.5x The royal stockpiles, (yet) nothing (is) wrong: (With) the proper dignity

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

The wind passes over the water Scattering The early sovereigns, accordingly, made offerings to the divine and founded ancestral shrines