Commentary: Examining. The hands have been washed, the offering is yet to be made. His appearance inspires confidence.
Image: Wind blowing over the earth symbolizes examining. Thus the ancient rulers traveled through their regions, examining the people in order to instruct them.
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1. Childlike examining befits the ordinary man, but not the superior man.
2. Examining through the crack in a door befits a woman of rectitude.
3. Inward examination decides between advance and retreat.
4. In examining the glory of the kingdom, be as the guest of the king.
5. Self-examination is blameless in the superior man.
6. Examining all life, the superior man is free of blame.
