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Supreme fulfillment Rewarding the mare’s persistence The noble young one has somewhere to go To lead is confusion To follow is to learn mastery Worthwhile west to south:* find companions East to north:* forgo companions Secure the certain good fortune*

It seems like needing assistance is the same as turning back A team of four horses arrayed alike Not an adversary but a marital suitor* The woman, of tender years, is resolved: no babies Ten years, then babies

Heaven moves inexhaustibly The noble young one, accordingly, is naturally energetic, without rest

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

The earth’s capacity is acceptance The noble young one, with tolerance of character, Upholds the outer world

Pursuing the deer without preparation or forester* All alone, going into the heart of the forest The noble young one is discerning Which is not the same thing as quitting To proceed would be embarrassing

03.3x Pursuing the deer without preparation (or forester): In order to follow the game * The noble young one gives this up To proceed (is) embarrassment (and) futility

Clouds and thunder Rallying The noble young one, accordingly, sorts warp from weft

Embracing the inexperienced is promising Involving the women is promising The young one can manage the household

04.2x The young one can manage the household: The firm (and) the flexible interrelate

At the foot of the mountain emerges a spring Inexperience The noble young one, accordingly, proceeds to fruition by nourishing character

The clouds rise into the sky Anticipation The noble young one, accordingly, Takes refreshment and sustenance With peace of mind and cheer

The sky together with water is contradiction in movement* Contention The noble young one, accordingly, In undertaking the work, appraises beginnings

The hunt takes captives Worthwhile to manage the talking Avoid error The elder son captains the militia The younger son transports fatalities Constancy is inauspicious

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

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

It has already rained, it is already settled Value the merits already conveyed The woman’s persistence is difficult as the moon approaches full The noble young one’s expedition fails

09.6x (It has) already rained, (it is) already settled The merits (already) gathered (and) conveyed * The noble young one’s expedition fails: There is a place for uncertainty

The wind travels high in the sky Raising small beasts The noble young one, accordingly, trains and refines the character

The sky above, the lake below Respectful conduct The noble young one, accordingly, distinguishes high and low to steady the human purpose

Interplay Smallness departs, greatness arrives, (With) promise (and) fulfillment: When this occurs heaven (and) earth interact And so the myriad beings communicate High (and) low interact and their purposes converge Within (is) light and without (is) shadow Within (is) strength and without (is) acceptance Within (is) the noble young one and without (are) the common ones The noble young one’s principles prevail The common one’s principles fade

Separating* oneself from inferior people* Those not worth the young noble’s loyalty Greatness departs, smallness arrives

Separating oneself from inferior people (Who) are not worth a noble young one’s loyalty Greatness departs, smallness arrives: When this occurs heaven (and) earth do not interact And so the myriad beings do not communicate High (and) low do not interact And so all under heaven lack government Within (is) darkness and without (is) light Within (is) weakness and without (is) strength Within (are) the common people and without (is) the noble young one The common people’s principles prevail The noble young one’s principles fade

Heaven and earth do not interact Separating The noble young one, accordingly, conserves virtue and avoids trouble Not allowing himself luxury in the form of compensation

Fellowship with Others on the frontier Fulfillment Worthwhile to cross the great stream And worth the noble young one’s persistence

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

Heaven accompanies flame Fellowship with Others The noble young one, according to kind and family, distinguishes the beings

The prince presents offerings to the son of heaven The common people cannot

14.3x The prince presents offerings to the son of heaven: (For) common people, harmful

Flame in heaven above Big domain The noble young one, accordingly, suppresses the bad and promotes the good Accepting heaven’s terms and higher laws

Fulfillment The noble young one gets results

Authentic modesty in the noble young one Is useful in crossing great streams Promising

15.1x (The) authentic modesty (of) the noble young one: Humility (is) a means to self-mastery

Diligent modesty in the noble young one Gets results Promising

15.3x (The) diligent modesty (of) the noble young one: The myriads of people concur

Authenticity (means) fulfillment The heavenly principle completes the lowly With honor and clarity The earthly principle (is) humble, (Even) while moving upwards The heavenly principle diminishes the superfluous And adds to the modest The earthly principle transforms the superfluous And replenishes the modest Ghosts (and) spirits (both) haunt the superfluous And enrich the modest The human principle resents the superfluous And applauds the modest Authenticity ennobles and exemplifies (Being) lowly and yet not easy to exceed The noble young one has results

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*

Bound to the little child Giving up one of maturity

17.2x Bound to the little child: As opposed to joining (their) company

Bound to one of maturity Giving up the little child Following comes to be seeking of gain Worthwhile to abide in persistence

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

Correcting father’s fixations To be a young one examining Is not a mistake Difficult But in the end, promising

At the base of the mountain is wind Detoxifying The noble young one, accordingly, stirs up the people to fortify character

Above the pool is earth Taking charge The noble young one, accordingly, instructs and plans without exhaustion, Accepts and secures the people without drawing boundaries

Childlike perspective For little people, no blame For the noble young one, an embarrassment

Observing our own lives The noble young one does no harm

Observing others’ lives The noble young one does no harm

At the foot of the mountain is flame Adornment The noble young one, accordingly, clarifies numerous policies* But does not presume to execute justice

The ripest fruit is not eaten* The noble young one gains ground As the common people tear down their own shacks*

23.6x The noble young one gains ground: The people (are) those who uphold (one) * (As) the common people tear down (their own) shacks: In the end not fit to be used

Decomposing (Means) stripping away The flexible alters the firm Not worthwhile to have somewhere to go: The common people prevail Accept and stop here Look at the image The noble young one respects waning (and) waxing as surplus (and) want (And as) heaven’s behavior

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

Beneath the mountain is thunder Hungry mouth The noble young one, accordingly, is careful with words and expressions And moderate in drinking and eating

The lake rises over the trees Greatness in excess The noble young one, accordingly, stands alone and undaunted And steps back from the world without sorrow

Water is ever arriving Repeated exposure The noble young one, accordingly, continues in character and conduct Practicing teaching and serving

Up on the mountain there is a lake Reciprocity The noble young one, accordingly, is open to welcome the other

(Fan Yao* 28.5: older woman finds herself a young man to marry) To continue in one’s character means persistence For a woman of maturity, promising For a man in youth, disappointment*

32.5x (For) a woman (of) maturity, persistence (is) promising: To follow one through to completion * (For) a man (in) youth, restraint (is) advised: To follow the women (is) trouble

Thunder and wind Continuity The noble young one, accordingly, makes a stand without changing bearings

Elective retreat The noble young one’s opportunity The common people deny

33.4x The noble young one chooses retreat (While) common people deny

Beneath the sky is a mountain Distancing The noble young one, accordingly, is distant from the common people Not with ill will, but with reserve

Ordinary people apply force The noble young one uses his wits* Persistence is trouble The billy goat* butts the hedge Entangling his horns

34.3x Ordinary people apply force: (To) the noble young one, a snare*

Thunder in the sky above Big and strong The noble young one, accordingly, outside of respect, will not take a step

The light rises over the earth Expansion The noble young one, therefore, naturally radiates clarity of character

Brightness obscured during flight* Dragging one’s wing The noble young one in traveling Goes three days without a meal When there is somewhere to go Those in power would gossip

36.1x The noble young one in traveling: (Has) reasons not to eat

Prince Ji held his brightness obscured* Persistence was rewarded

36.5x Prince Ji’s persistence: A light not accepting extinction

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

Family members scolded severely Regrettable harshness Yet opportune But wife and child smirking and mocking Ends in disgrace

37.3x Family members scolded severely: Not yet failure * Wife (and) child smirking (and) mocking: (Is) to lose the family’s boundaries

Family members The woman’s true dignity lies within The man’s true dignity lies without The masculine (and) feminine principles (Are) heaven’s (and) earth’s greater meanings Family members have dignities (and) nobilities herein Father (and) mother have their titles (When) father (is) father (and) child (is) child (When) elder brother (is) elder (and) younger (is) younger (When) husband (is) husband (and) wife (is) wife Then the family’s course (is) upheld Uphold the family and all under heaven arranges itself

Wind comes forth from flame Family members The noble young one, accordingly, speaks with substance And acts with consistency

The flame rises, the lake descends Estrangement The noble young one, accordingly, associates, and yet is unique

Over the mountain is water Impasse The noble young one, accordingly, turns bodily around to work on character

The noble young one, in bondage, still has freedoms Promising Holding true among the common people

40.5x The noble young one (still) owns freedoms (Which) the common people retreat (from)

Thunder and rain create Release The noble young one, accordingly, pardons transgressions And is broad-minded regarding offenses

At the foot of the mountain is a marsh Decreasing The noble young one, accordingly, rules out resentments (and) restrains desires

The wind and the thunder Increasing The noble young one, accordingly, When seeing the good, as a rule, makes improvements When having transgressed, as a rule, makes corrections

Vigorous in the cheekbones Presuming the worst The noble young one is resolved and decided All alone in advancing, to greet the rain As if getting wet Were displeasure Nothing is wrong

43.3x The noble young one (is) resolved (and) decided: In the end no harm (is) done

The lake rises into the sky Decisiveness The noble young one, accordingly, Dispenses favor to reach those below Resting on virtue is thereby avoided

The pond is raised above the earth Collectedness The noble young one, accordingly, puts aside weapons and instruments Guarding against unreadiness

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

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

A lake without water Exhaustion The noble young one, accordingly, invokes a higher purpose to carry out intentions

Above the wood there is water The well The noble young one, accordingly, labors for the people to encourage cooperation

A noble young one’s leopard transformation Ordinary people merely change masks To expedite has pitfalls To abide in persistence is promising

49.6x The noble young one’s leopard transformation: This one’s style (is rich in) subtlety * Ordinary people (merely) change masks: Submitting in order to follow a noble

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

A cauldron with upended feet Worthwhile to expel the stagnating Accepting a concubine for the sake of her child Is without blame

Over the wood is a flame The cauldron The noble young one applies principles of positioning to manifest higher purpose

Resounding thunder Arousal The noble young one makes use of fear and alarm to adjust and examine

Adjacent mountains Stillness The noble young one, accordingly, contemplates nothing outside of its place

The wild geese advance by degrees to the shoreline The little fledgling* is struggling There will be criticism But not blame

53.1x The little fledgling is having difficulties: Deserving no blame

On top of the mountain there is a tree Gradual progress The noble young one, accordingly, abides in excellence and character to raise the social norms

Over the pond there is thunder Little sister’s marriage The noble young one uses enduring ends to understand the ephemeral

Thunder and lightning, coming as one Abundance The noble young one, accordingly, executes justice and carries out judgment

Atop the mountain is a flame The wanderer The noble young one, accordingly, is lucid and prudent about the function of sanctions And thus avoids prolonged legal process

Subsequent winds, adapting The noble young one, accordingly, sets forth the higher purpose in carrying out the work

Interconnecting pools Satisfaction The noble young one, accordingly, joins with friends for discussion and practice

Over the pond there is water Boundaries The noble young one, accordingly, regulates numbers and measures and weighs the merits of action

The call of a crane in the shadows Her young ones respond to her I have a fine beaker of wine And I, with your help, will drain it

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

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

Over the mountain there is thunder Smallness in excess The noble young one, accordingly, in conduct will exceed in respect In loss will exceed in sorrow In practice will exceed in economy

Water positioned over the flame Already complete The noble young one, accordingly, contemplates sorrows and so prepares to maintain against them

Persistence is promising Despite the regrets The noble young one moves toward the light of example Holding true Promising

64.5x The noble young one moves toward the light of example: The brightness (is) promising

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