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+1. Hoarfrost underfoot, strong ice to come.                                                                                                                 2■ Straight, square, and great.                                               -   No intent, yet nothing is without benefit.                                                                                                               /3. Conceal your talents, and you can persevere.                               2   Those in the service of the king will progress.                                                                                                          %4. Inside a bag. No blame, no praise.                                                                                                                       *5. Yellow garments. Greatest good fortune.                                                                                                                  H6. Dragons battle in the wilderness. Their blood flows black and yellow.                                                                                                                                                                  9       All Sixes: Unceasing perseverance brings benefit.                                                                                                                                                                                  =1■ No far return. No need for remorse. Greatest good fortune.                                                                                               2. Worthy return. Good fortune.                                                                                                                             %3. Repeated return. Danger. No blame.                                                                                                                       -4. Treading the middle path, returning alone.                                                                                                               5. Tranquil return. No remorse.                                                                                                                             G6. Missing the return. Misfortune. There will be calamities and errors.       F   If the army is dispatched, it will suffer a great defeat, and bring        F   misfortune to the prince. For ten years, it will not be possible to           mount a successful attack.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         &1. Movements of armies require orders.                                        *   A lack of compliance brings misfortune.                                                                                                                  42■ In the midst of the army. Good fortune. No blame.                              The king grants three medals.                                                                                                                            +3. The army transports corpses. Misfortune.                                                                                                                 4. The army retreats. No blame.                                                                                                                              5■ Wild animals roam the fields.                                              3   Giving orders to seize brings benefit. No blame.                           ;   The elder brother commands the army, the younger brother                   6   transports corpses. Perseverance brings misfortune.                                                                                                      46. The great prince achieves destiny, founds states,                          :   establishes houses. Inferior people should not be used.                                                                                                  51■ United approach. Perseverance brings good fortune.                                                                                                       =2■ United approach. Good fortune. Nothing is without benefit.                                                                                               /3. Complacent approach. No place is beneficial.                               ?   When one becomes troubled by this, there will be no mistake.                                                                                             +4. Arrival in the higher realm. No mistake.                                                                                                                 5. Wise Approach.                                                             9   Correctness like that of a great prince. Good fortune.                                                                                                   /6. Tranquil approach. Good fortune. No mistake.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     %1.The modest modesty of the Chün-Tzu.                                         6  It is useful to cross the great river. Good fortune.                                                                                                      92. The mark of modesty. Perseverance brings good fortune.                                                                                                   B3■ The toil of the truly modest Chün-Tzu has an end. Good fortune.                                                                                          24. Unassuming modesty. Nothing is without benefit.                                                                                                          15. If you lack abundance, rely on your neighbors.                             9   It is favorable to attack. Nothing is without benefit.                                                                                                   6. The mark of modesty.                                                       M   It is beneficial to use the army to put down rebellious cities and states.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ;1. The Light is wounded in flight, and so lowers his wings.                   F   The Chün-Tzu must go on a journey, and for three days does not eat.        0   Have somewhere to go. The nobles will gossip.                                                                                                            *2■ The Light is wounded in the left thigh.                                    >   Use the strength of a horse to secure safety. Good fortune.                                                                                              /3. The Light is wounded on a hunt in the south.                               D   But still he captures the great chief. This injury will not last.                                                                                        )4. The Light is wounded in the left side.                                     ?   He clutches his heart as he passes through the palace gates.                                                                                             /5■ The Light is wounded like the Count of Chi.                                   Perseverance brings benefit.                                                                                                                             6. Not light but darkness.                                                    F   At first ascending to Heaven, but then falling back into the earth.        (1. Called to ascend. Great good fortune.                                                                                                                    B2. The calls are sincere. Making a small sacrifice brings benefit.                No blame.                                                                                                                                                 3. Ascending into an empty city.                                                                                                                            :4. The king makes an offering on Mount Ch'i. Good fortune.                       No mistake.                                                                                                                                              95■ Ascending the steps. Perseverance brings good fortune.                                                                                                   A6. Ascending into darkness. Tireless perseverance brings benefit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   >1. Pull one reed and others come too; they have the same root.                   Advance brings good fortune.                                                                                                                             J2■ Forbear the uncultured. Ford the river. Do not abandon the distant, or     Mfriends will be lost. One's wishes are fulfilled by treading the middle path.                                                                               73. No plain without a slope. No going without a return.                       D   Persist in the face of difficulties and there will be no mistake.          <   Do not fear his bond. Feast on the good fortune you have.                                                                                                B4. Fluttering down. If you lack abundance, rely on your neighbors.            .   Issue no warnings, and you will be trusted.                                                                                                              15■ The Emperor Yi gives his daughter in marriage.                             3   This brings happiness and greatest good fortune.                                                                                                         J6. The wall of the city crumbles into the moat. Proclaim this fate to your    A   own city, but do not use the army. Perseverance brings regret.             !1. Ostentatious ease. Misfortune.                                                                                                                           E2. Firm as a rock. Not a whole day. Perseverance brings good fortune.                                                                                       A3. Hoping for ease brings regret. Acting too late brings remorse.                                                                                           54■ The sources of ease. Great things can be achieved.                         B   Have no doubts, friends will surround you like hair in a clasp.                                                                                          -5. Persistent illness. But one does not die.                                                                                                                <6. Ease obscured. After completion comes change. No mistake.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ?1■ Shock comes -- oh, oh! Afterwards, laughing words -- ha, ha!                  Good fortune.                                                                                                                                            2. Shock comes. Danger.                                                       6   Abandon your treasures, ascend into the nine hills.                        =   Do not pursue them; on the seventh day they return to you.                                                                                               ?3. Shock brings anxiety. But shocking action is not an offense.                                                                                             4. Shock is mired.                                                                                                                                          E5. Shock comes and goes. Danger. Be mindful in handling your affairs.                                                                                       E6. Shock brings agitation and looking about in terror. Advance brings         7   misfortune. Your neighbors are shocked, but not you.                       )   No mistake. Your relatives may gossip.                                                                                                                                                                                                 1. No mistake.                                                                                                                                              E2■ One catches three foxes in the field, and receives a golden arrow.         $   Perseverance brings good fortune.                                                                                                                        <3. Porters and carriages. This invites robbers to draw near.                     Perseverance brings regret.                                                                                                                              D4. Deliver yourself from your great toe. Then friends come in trust.                                                                                        =5■ The rule of the Chün-Tzu brings deliverance. Good fortune.                 #   Even inferior people have faith.                                                                                                                         :6. The duke shoots a falcon atop a high wall. He takes it.                       Nothing is without benefit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          %1. The maiden marries as a concubine.                                         8   Lame, yet able to tread. Advance brings good fortune.                                                                                                    52. One-eyed, yet able to see. A mystic's perseverance                            brings good fortune.                                                                                                                                     63. The maiden is enslaved. She marries as a concubine.                                                                                                      ;4. The marrying maiden must wait. A marriage comes in time.                                                                                                 05■ The Emperor I gives his daughter in marriage.                              9   The garments of the princess were not as fine as those                     =   of her bridesmaids. The moon is nearly full. Good fortune.                                                                                               <6. The woman holds an empty basket. The man stabs the sheep,                  /   but no blood flows. No place brings benefit.                                                                                                                                                                                           1. The bird flies. Misfortune.                                                                                                                              72■ Passing by the ancestor, and meeting the ancestress.                       8   Passing by the prince, and meeting with the minister.                         No mistake.                                                                                                                                              B3. Do not pass beyond the barrier. Someone will follow and attack.               Misfortune.                                                                                                                                              <4. Not passing, but meeting. No mistake. Going is dangerous.                  5   One must be cautious. Do not persevere to the end.                                                                                                       85■ Dense clouds, but no rain, from our western homeland.                      B   The duke shoots an arrow, and it hits someone hidden in a cave.                                                                                          46. Not meeting, but passing. The flying bird leaves.                          0   Misfortune. This means calamities and errors.                                                                                                            71. One meets a worthy master. Although you are together                       ,   ten days, no blame. Going achieves goals.                                                                                                                I2. The screen is of such fullness that the polestars can be seen at noon.     A   Going meets with suspicion and injury. Be sincerely expansive.                Good fortune.                                                                                                                                            I3. The jungle is of such abundance that the Mei star can be seen at noon.     &   One breaks the right arm. No blame.                                                                                                                      I4. The screen is of such fullness that the polestars can be seen at noon.                                                                                   C5■ Coming treasures. One receives praises and awards. Good fortune.                                                                                         86. The house is so grand that it screens off the family.                      5   Looking through the door, one sees no one at home.                         5   For three years there are no visitors. Misfortune.                                                                                                       (1. Desiring deep constancy at the start.                                      "   Perseverance brings misfortune.                                               No destination is favorable.                                                                                                                             2■ Remorse disappears.                                                                                                                                      43. Inconstant character. One may meet with disgrace.                             Perseverance brings regret.                                                                                                                              4. No game in the field.                                                                                                                                    #5. Constantly persistent character.                                           2   In a woman, good fortune, in a man, misfortune.                                                                                                          "6. Constant agitation. Misfortune.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      <1. Power in the toes. Advance brings misfortune. Have faith.                                                                                                $2. Perseverance brings good fortune.                                                                                                                        :3. Inferior people use power. The Chün-Tzu uses restraint.                    >   The ram butts against a hedge and gets his horns entangled.                   Perseverance is dangerous.                                                                                                                               F4■ There is an opening in the hedge. Perseverance brings good fortune.        <   Remorse disappears. Power like the axle of a great wagon.                                                                                                :5. It is like King Hai losing his sheep in Yi. No remorse.                                                                                                  E6. The ram butts against a hedge. It can neither retreat nor advance.         J   No place is beneficial. Difficulties eventually result in good fortune.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              81. Have faith in the union. No mistake. Maintain loyalty                      :   like an overflowing earthen vessel, and in the end, you                    0   will share in the good fortune of the leader.                                                                                                            52. Persevering in inward loyalty brings good fortune.                                                                                                       3. You are allied with rebels.                                                                                                                              64. Persevering in outward loyalty brings good fortune.                                                                                                      F5■ Illustrious union. The king uses beaters on three sides only and so        I   allows the game an escape route. Thus the people need no prohibitions.        Good fortune.                                                                                                                                            '6. The union has no leader. Misfortune.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 :1■ Hindrance and delay. It is better to stay at your spot.                    (   It is beneficial to appoint deputies.                                                                                                                    I2. Difficulty in turning around. Difficulty like a chariot and its horses     B   separated. It is not a robber, but a suitor who approaches. The            F   woman perseveres and does not consent. After ten years she marries.                                                                                      >3. Following the stag without a guide only leads to being lost                >   in the depths of the forest. The Chün-Tzu remains vigilant.                2   It is better to stay home. Going brings regret.                                                                                                          I4. Difficulty like a chariot and its horses separated. Seek to consummate     B   a union. Going brings good fortune. Nothing is without benefit.                                                                                          5■ Difficulty with your bounty.                                               5   Perseverance in small matters brings good fortune.                                                                                                       L6. Difficulty like a chariot and its horses separated. Blood and tears flow.  71. Abyss upon abyss. Falling into the pit of the abyss.                          Misfortune.                                                                                                                                              12. The abyss holds danger. Seek only small gains.                                                                                                           83. Abyss upon abyss lies ahead. Stop. There is danger of                      =   falling into the pit of the abyss. Do not use this course.                                                                                               54. Restrain the use of your bounty of wine and grain.                         1   Use earthenware vessels for a simple offering.                                In the end, no mistake.                                                                                                                                  @5■ The abyss does not overflow. The waters maintain their level.                 No mistake.                                                                                                                                              ;6. Bound with black ropes. Cast into a thorn-walled prison.                   3   For three years there is no success. Misfortune.                                                                                                         :1. Not going out of the door of the courtyard. No mistake.                                                                                                  :2■ Not going out of the gate of the courtyard. Misfortune.                                                                                                  43. Not limiting yourself results in sighs. No blame.                                                                                                         4. Peaceful limitation. Success.                                                                                                                            85■ Sweet limitation. Good fortune. Going achieves goals.                                                                                                    46. Bear limitations. Perseverance brings misfortune.                             Remorse disappears.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            01. Going has difficulty. Coming receives praise.                                                                                                            62. The king's minister has difficulty upon difficulty,                           but is not at fault.                                                                                                                                     #3. Going has difficulty. Come back!                                                                                                                         /4. Going has difficulty. Coming leads to union.                                                                                                             (5■ Great difficulties. But friends come.                                                                                                                    36. Going has difficulty. Coming leads to abundance.                           <   Good fortune. Meeting with a great person brings benefit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        =1. Braking the wheels. The fox gets its tail wet. No mistake.                                                                                               2■ The woman loses her screen.                                                3   Do not pursue it. On the seventh day it returns.                                                                                                         >3. The ancient ancestor disciplines the barbarian regions, and                ;   after three years, prevails. Do not use inferior people.                                                                                                 74. Even fine clothes turn to rags. Be on guard all day.                                                                                                     ,5. The eastern neighbor who slaughters an ox                                  1   does not receive as much real happiness as the                             6   western neighbor who offers only a small sacrifice.                                                                                                      6. The head gets wet. Danger.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           @1. A muddy well provides no drink; an old well attracts no game.                                                                                            >2. Fish dart about a deep well; the jar is worn out and leaks.                                                                                              33. The well is cleansed, but no one drinks from it.                           :   This is my heart's sorrow, for they could draw from it.                    4   Many may share the blessings of the king's light.                                                                                                        ,4. The well is lined with tiles. No mistake.                                                                                                                ,5■ The well-spring is clear and cold. Drink!                                                                                                                +6. Drawing from the well without hindrance.                                   %   Have faith. Greatest good fortune.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 51. Waiting at the outskirts. Constancy is beneficial.                            No mistake.                                                                                                                                              42. Waiting on the sand. Inferior people will gossip.                             In the end, good fortune.                                                                                                                                93. Waiting in the mud. This invites robbers to draw near.                                                                                                   *4. Waiting amid blood. Get out of the pit!                                                                                                                  ;5■ Waiting amid feasting. Perseverance brings good fortune.                                                                                                 16. Inside a pit. But three uninvited guests come.                             6   Giving them respect brings good fortune in the end.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                >1. Have faith to the end. There will be cries of disorder, and                F   cries of union. If one is summoned, a firm handclasp brings smiles.        #   Fear not. Going incurs no blame.                                                                                                                         .2. Drawing near brings good fortune. No blame.                                B   The calls are sincere. Making a small sacrifice brings benefit.                                                                                          13. Gathering amid sighs. No place brings benefit.                             8   Going incurs no blame, but there will be some regret.                                                                                                     4■ Great good fortune. No blame.                                                                                                                            @5■ Gathering at your station. No blame. If others have no faith,              A   maintain supremely unceasing perseverance. Remorse disappears.                                                                                           36. Offering counsel amid tears in floods. No blame.                                                                                                                                                                                       @1■ The standards are changing. Perseverance brings good fortune.              4   Going out of the gate with others achieves works.                                                                                                        82. If one is attached to the child, one loses the adult.                                                                                                    83. If one is attached to the adult, one loses the child.                      E   In following, the seeker finds. It is better to stay at your spot.                                                                                       =4. Following with attachment. Perseverance brings misfortune.                 6   Sincerity in following the Tao brings illumination.                           How could this be a mistake?                                                                                                                             '5■ Sincerity in the good. Good fortune.                                                                                                                     (6. Bound together! Oh, follow this rule!                                      :   The king makes an offering on the mountain of the west.                                                                                                                                                                                ,1. Someone sits exhausted on the tree stump.                                  <   Entering a dark valley, he wanders alone for three years.                                                                                                @2■ Oppressed amid feasting. The man with the scarlet sash comes.              2   It is beneficial to make an offering to Heaven.                            '   Advance brings misfortune. No blame.                                                                                                                     B3. Obstructed by rocks, leaning on thorns and thistles. It is like            @   a man entering his hall, and not seeing his wife. Misfortune.                                                                                            >4. Riding slowly and sedately, obstructed by a bronze chariot.                $   This humiliation eventually ends.                                                                                                                        J5■ The nose and feet are cut off. One is oppressed by the man with the red    Lsash. Sorrow slowly abates. It is beneficial to offer a sacrifice to Heaven.                                                                                M6. Obstructed by vines and brambles, one lurches along, calling out "Movement Mbrings remorse". Yet if one is truly remorseful, advance brings good fortune.  1. Harmonious joy. Good fortune.                                                                                                                            12■ Sincere joy. Good fortune. Remorse disappears.                                                                                                           3. Coming joy. Misfortune.                                                                                                                                  '4. Discussing joy does not bring peace.                                       $   Limiting one's faults brings joy.                                                                                                                        )5■ Splitting the bond. This is dangerous.                                                                                                                   6. Seductive joy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 +1. The influence manifests in the big toes.                                                                                                                 52. The influence manifests in the calves. Misfortune.                         ,   Staying at your spot brings good fortune.                                                                                                                @3. The influence manifests in the thighs. It is as if one seized              C   one's followers and made prisoners of them. Going brings regret.                                                                                         84■ Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears.                      7   An unsettled, irresolute heart influences only those                       0   friends on whom conscious thoughts are fixed.                                                                                                            55■ The influence manifests in the breast. No remorse.                                                                                                       66. The influence manifests in the jaws and the tongue.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  11. Use the strength of the hide of the yellow ox.                                                                                                           /2. At the end of the day, calls for revolution.                               )   Advance brings good fortune. No blame.                                                                                                                   83. Advance brings misfortune. Perseverance is dangerous.                      ?   When the talk of revolution has arisen three times, proceed.                  Have faith.                                                                                                                                              "4. Remorse disappears. Be sincere.                                            %   The mandate changes. Good fortune.                                                                                                                       '5■ The truly great change like a tiger.                                       -   Even before they divine, they are trusted.                                                                                                               >6. The Chün-Tzu changes like a leopard. Inferior people change                ?   in the face. Advance brings misfortune. Staying at your spot                  brings good fortune.