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- "(What takes place as indicated by) Ko is believed in only after it "
- "has been accomplished. There will be great progress and success. "
- "Advantage will come from being firm and correct. (In that case) "
- "occasion for repentance will disappear. "
- " "
- "1. The first line, undivided, shows its subject (as if he were) bound "
- "with the skin of a yellow ox. "
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- "2. The second line, divided, shows its subject making his changes "
- "after some time has passsed. Action taken will be fortunate. There "
- "will be no error. "
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- "3. The third line, undivided, shows that action taken by its subject "
- "will be evil. Though he be firm and correct, his position is "
- "perilous. If the change (he contemplates) have been three times fully "
- "discussed, he will be believed in. "
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- "4. The fourth line, undivided, shows occasion for repentance "
- "disappearing (from its subject). Let him be believed in; and though "
- "he change (existing) ordinances, there will be good fortune. "
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- "5. The fifth line, undivided, shows the great man (producing his "
- "changes) as a tiger (does when he) changes (his stripes). Before he "
- "divines (and proceeds to action), faith has been reposed in him. "
- " "
- "6. The sixth line, divided, shows the superior man producing his "
- "changes as the leopard (does when he) changes (his spots), while "
- "small men change their faces (and show their obedience). To go "
- "forward (now) would lead to evil, but there will be good fortune in "
- "abiding firm and correct. "
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- " Fire and water are in inevitable conflict and when brought together"
- " must result in mutual destruction. The various seasons, likewise, can-"
- " not exist together, but we can recognise order in their continuous"
- " changes. In the affairs of Man, too, we can be prepared for changes by"
- " anticipating their natural development."
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