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zi1Mathews: 6927
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Concordance & Context (7 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 56.2
2nd Line★
resources, valuables, means; wherewithal
旅即次，懷其資，得童僕，贞。
The wanderer comes to a camp
Cherishing those resources
And earning a young helper’s loyalty
Stats: 154+6→ 56.4
4th Line
resources, valuables, means; wherewithal "
旅于處，得其資斧，我心不快。
The wanderer stays in a shelter
Having secured some wherewithal and an axe
But lamenting “My heart is not at peace”
→ 57.6
6th Line
resources, valuables, means, wherewithal "
巽在床下，丧其資斧，贞凶。
Subtleties happening under the bed
Losing some valuables and an axe
Constancy has its pitfalls
→ 01.T
Tuan Zhuan
endowed with, provided; (en)rich(ed) in, at
大哉乾元，萬物資始，乃統天。雲行雨施，品物流形。大明終始，六位時成。時乘六龍以御天。乾道變化，各正性命，保合太和，乃利贞。首出庶物，萬國咸寧。
How great (is) creation’s source!
The myriad beings (are) provided beginnings
Along with all of the sky
Clouds pass, rain falls
The varieties of beings flow into form
Great light completes (then) begins
The six positions (are) by season fulfilled
Seasons to mount the six dragons
(And) with these to master the skies
Creation’s way (is) emergence (and) transformation
Each being true to inner nature (and) higher law
Security (is) joining in the highest attunement
It is this that rewards persistence
(As) leaders emerge from the numberless beings
The myriad realms come together in peace
→ 02.T
Tuan Zhuan
endowed, provided; (en)rich(ed) in, with
至哉坤元，萬物資生，乃順承天。坤厚載物，德合無疆，含弘光大，品物咸亨。牝馬地類，行地無疆，柔順利贞。君子攸行，先迷失道，後順得常。西南得朋，乃與類行；東北丧朋，乃終有慶。安贞之吉，應地無疆。
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
→ 56.2
Xiao Xiang 4
valuables
旅于處，未得位也。得其資斧，心未快也。
56.4x The wanderer (stays) in a shelter:
(Having) not yet secured a place
* Securing some valuables (and) an axe:
(But with) a heart less than peaceful
Xiao Xiang 6
valuables [having generalized from
巽在床下，上窮也。丧其資斧，正乎凶也。
57.6x Subtle (things) happening under the bed:
The top (is) exhausted
* Losing some valuables (and) an axe:
“Correct” along with unfortunate
Homophones (zi)
諮zi1counsel, proposals, plans, reports, advice +菑zi1clearing, breaking new ground, soil茲zi1(the, these) present, given; these this子zi3(a, the) babe, boy, child, son, daughter, disciple, egg, fledgling, boy, girl, growing person, heir, infant, novice, officer, offspring, one, person, people, prince, princeling, viscount, seed, son, student, young one/person, youth; posterity, descendants; childhood; later a fourth grade of nobility, title of respect for a virtuous or learned person, gentleman; (to be) young, of tender years; (to) treat as children; (a, the) (...) young one’s, heir’s, disciple’s; -man, -men 461胏zi3bony meat, meat on the bone, meat bones字zi4babies, offspring, pregnancy; betrothal自zi4(is) naturally, inherently, intrinsically
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