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Overcoming the separation At first denial, then rejoicing

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

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

Estranged and alone Watching a hog, covered with muck Once a wagon transporting demons At first stringing that bow But later unstringing the bow It is not an adversary but a marital suitor In going, greet the rain After this, all is well

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

Persistence is promising Regrets pass Nothing cannot be turned to advantage Regardless of beginning, there will be an outcome Before reforming, three days After reforming, three days Opportune

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

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

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

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

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 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

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