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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

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

Embrace the wilderness It is useful to cross the river without a boat Avoid aloofness and neglect Alliances are impermanent Learn the value in balanced action

Walking in the middle, all alone in return

Having no other goals to pursue Remaining within, preparing meals Persistence is promising

02.5x Golden dress (is) most promising: Refinement dwells within

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

05.2x Waiting on the sand: Abundance lies in the middle * Even though the small will talk Consider the promising outcome

05.5x (At) wine (and) food, persistence (is) promising: Making use of the mean(while) correctly

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

06.5x The contest (is) most promising: Make use of the balance correctly*

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

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

07.5x The elder son captains the militia: According to tempered action * The younger son transports fatalities: A commission would not be appropriate

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?

Within the earth there is water The militia The noble young one, accordingly, Is tolerant towards the people And cares for the multitude

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

Belonging (Means) promise Belonging (Means) confirmation The humble respond (and) follow (For) a first consultation, supreme and enduring commitment (And) not a mistake: Due to firmness in the center Wanting peace, approach directly: Above (and) below (are) resonant The late are the unfortunate ones: This path runs out

09.2x Drawn to returning is in the center Truly nothing of one’s own (is) given up

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

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

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

11.2x Embrace the wilderness (and) learn the value in balanced action: Thereby to honor the important

11.4x Fluttering (and) fussing, not much enrichment: Completely neglecting the substance * Not guarding the way to truth: Within the heart (is) the hope

11.5x (Showing) the way to happiness (and) supreme good fortune: In the center (is) the way to bring about the promise

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 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

14.2x The great wagon (is) for loading: To add to the middle (means) to be without loss

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

15.2x Expressing modesty, persistence (is) promising: The inner affections (are) found

Within the earth is a mountain Authenticity The noble young one, accordingly, diminishes the excessive and adds to the deficient Appraising things with fair allocation*

16.2x (This) day will not end, persistence (is) promising: Using the balance correctly

16.5x Six fifth’s persistent affliction: Relying upon firmness * Chronic but not fatal The middle is not yet passed

17.5x Trusting in excellence (is) promising: The position (is) correct (and) central

Within the pool there is thunder Following The noble young one, accordingly, approaching nightfall, Goes indoors for refreshment and relaxation

18.2x Correcting mother’s fixations: Find the middle path

19.5x A great noble has this necessity: Action in the center has this distinction

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

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

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

24.4x Walking in the middle, all alone in return: In order to follow the path

24.5x Honest return, with no regrets: Concentrating in order to examine oneself

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

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!

26.2x A carriage relieved of (its) axle mounts: In the center (and) not to be blamed

Heaven dwells in the midst of the mountain Raising great beasts The noble young one makes use of large stores of knowledge of prior ideas and past deeds With which to develop such character

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!

29.2x Seek modest gains: (One is) not yet out of the middle

29.5x The pit is not flowing over: The middle is not yet complete

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!

30.2x Golden radiance (is) most promising: Finding the middle path

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

32.2x Nine second’s regrets pass: The ability to continue (is) in the middle

34.2x Nine second’s persistence (is) promising: Using balance

35.2x Accepting these present boundaries (as) a blessing: Applying the central principle

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

The light goes within to the heart of the earth Brightness Obscured The noble young one, accordingly, manages the multitude using darkness, but with intelligence

38.3x Seeing the wagon held up: The place (was) not appropriate * Regardless of beginning, there will be an end: Finding firmness

Estrangement The fire moves, but (only) upwards The lake moves, but (only) downwards Two women dwell together (But) their intentions do not function as one Enjoyment, along with dependence on clarity The flexible advances, and so improves (its) conduct Gaining the center and resonating with the firm And so it is that ordinary matters (are) promising Heaven (and) earth diverge, but still their endeavors converge Masculine (and) feminine diverge, but their objectives interact The myriad beings diverge, but their affairs (are) interrelated Estrangement’s timely application (is) very important here!

39.5x (At a) major impasse, companions appear: Because the center (is) defined

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!

40.2x Nine second’s persistence (is) promising: Finding the middle path

Release Crisis leads to movement Movement then gets free of crisis Released Release favors the west to the south: To go (is) to gain the multitude One’s coming return (is) promising: Here to find the center (In) having somewhere to go, to be prompt (is) promising: (In) making progress there will be achievement Heaven (and) earth let loose as thunder (and) rain get to work Thunder (and) rain go to work, and hundreds of seed pods Of plants (and) trees, as one, begin to burst Release’s opportune timing (is) very important now!

41.2x Nine second merits steadfastness: Concentrate in order to accomplish the goal

Increase comes by way of unfortunate events Avoid errors Hold true and focused in conduct Report to the prince, offer the jade credential

Centered in conduct Advise the prince to comply It will be worthwhile and practical to perform reliably in moving the capital

Increasing Decreasing the lofty to increase the humble The people’s satisfaction is not a limitation From the lofty down to the humble Such a course (is) highly exemplary Worthwhile to have somewhere to go: Concentration (and) uprightness will be rewarding Worthwhile to cross the great stream: The nature of wood leads to progress Increase moves while adapting The day’s progress is not a limitation Heaven confers, the earth brings forth This increase is without directives The general increase is that of the way, Sharing the time (and) moving in union

43.2x Do not worry about hostilities: Find the middle path

Wild greens on dry land Determined to uproot To balance the behavior Is not a mistake

43.5x To balance the behavior is not a mistake: The center has not yet been honored

44.5x Nine fifth’s display (of) restraint: (Of) concentration (and) integrity * (These) will have fallen from heaven: The intentions do not forsake higher purpose

Dissipation (Means) to encounter The flexible encounters the firm Not at all useful to court (this) woman: Not suited to enduring together Heaven (and) earth encounter each other (And) the varieties of beings join in the composition Firmness encounters (with) concentration (and) integrity (And) all under heaven make great advances Chance encounter’s proper timing (is) very important here!

45.2x (To be) led by the promising is not wrong: The center has yet to evolve

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 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

Within the earth wood grows Advancement The noble young one, accordingly, is accepting by nature Collecting the small things as a way to the noble and great

47.2x Oppressed before wine (and) food: Balance will have (its) rewards

47.5x Nose cut off, feet cut off: The purpose is still not gained * And then gradually finding relief: Due to the center’s (being) straightforward

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

48.5x The cold spring holds refreshment: In the center (and) correct

To penetrate beneath the water and so bring up the water (Is) the well The well provides, and yet will not be exhausted Rearranging the town does not change the well: Since this (is) using a constancy within To nearly reach, but then to fall short (with) the well rope (Is) to fall short of bringing up results To damage its bucket: This indeed leads to disappointment

There is fire in the lake Seasonal change The noble young one, accordingly, organizes the calendar and clarifies the time

50.5x A cauldron (with) golden ears: In balance in order to effect realities

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

51.5x The shock (whether) going (or) coming (is) trouble: Exposure (in) action * (Where) one’s work to be done lies in the middle Completely without loss

51.6x The shock startles (and) confuses: The balance is not yet achieved * Even though ominous, make no mistakes: Pay heed to the neighboring warnings

52.5x Stilling those jawbones: Applying the central principle

Gradual progress leads to advance The young woman’s engagement (is) timely Advancing secures a position Making progress will be an accomplishment Advancing according to principle (Is) a fitting way to do right by the realm In such a position The firm secures the center To be still and also adapt (Is) movement without exhaustion

54.5x When Lord Yi gave (his) maiden daughter in marriage

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

So abundant are their partition screens At midday one may see the bushel constellation* Going ahead brings suspicion and anxiety To be true and express this Is timely

So abundant are their flowing banners At midday one may see stardust And break one’s right arm Make no mistakes

(Fan Yao* 36.4: enter left side, steal dark heart’s intentions) So abundant are their screens At midday one may see the bushel constellation Or find their hidden leader* Opportune

55.4x (So) abundant (are) their screens: The position is not appropriate * (At) midday (one may) see the bushel constellation: The gloom has no vision * Finding their hidden leader: (An) opportunity (for) action

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!

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!

57.2x A confusion of these holds promise: (In) regaining balance

57.5x Nine fifth holds promise: The position (is) correct (and) central

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!

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

60.5x Sweet limitation holds promise: Occupying a place in the center

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

Piglets and fishes* - promising Worthwhile to cross the great stream Worthwhile to persist

61.2x Her young ones respond to her: (From) within the heart’s hope

The truth within Flexibility dwells within while firmness secures the center Satisfaction with adaptation The true will then transform the realm Piglets (and) fishes - promising: Trust (is) extended to piglets (and) fishes Worthwhile to cross the great stream: Relying on a wooden boat’s hollowness The truth within (is) accordingly worth (the) persistence: Then (one) resonates with heaven

Over the pond there is wind The truth within The noble young one, accordingly, considers legal process while delaying execution

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

63.2x Seven days to gain: By taking the middle path

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

64.2x Nine second’s persistence (is) promising: In balance in order to advance correctly

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