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- "(Li suggests the idea of) one treading on the tail of a tiger, "
- "which does not bite him. There will be progress and success. "
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- "1. The first line, undivided, shows its subject treading his "
- "accustomed path. If he go forward, there will be no error."
- " "
- "2. The second line, undivided shows its subject treading the path "
- "that is level and easy;-a quiet and solitary man, to whom, if he "
- "be firm and correct, there will be good fortune. "
- " "
- "3. The third line, divided, shows a one-eyed man (who thinks he) can "
- "see; a lame man (who thinks he) can walk well; one who treads on the "
- "tail of a tiger and is bitten. (All this indicates) ill fortune. "
- "We have a (mere) bravo acting the part of a great ruler. "
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- "4. The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject treading on the tail "
- "of a tiger. He becomes full of apprehensive caution, and in the end "
- "there will be good fortune. "
- " "
- "5. The fifth line, undivided, shows the resolute tread of its subject. "
- "Though he be firm and correct, there will be peril. "
- " "
- "6. The sixth line, undivided, tells us to look at (the whole course) "
- "that is trodden, and examine the presage which that gives. If it be "
- "complete and without failure, there will be great good fortune. "
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- " Heaven, by its very nature, is more exhalted than a lake. "
- " Likewise, with humans, there are differences between people. A"
- " system in which positions of authority correspond to inner worth"
- " will be accepted but an unfair system produces strife."
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