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- "Kan gives the intimation of ease and development. When (the time of) "
- "movement (which it indicates) comes, (the subject of the hexagram) "
- "will be found looking out with apprehension, and yet smiling and "
- "talking cheerfully. When the movement (like a crash of thunder) "
- "terrifies all within a hundred li, he will be (like the sincere "
- "worshipper) who is not (startled into) letting go his ladle and (cup "
- "of) sacrificial spirits. "
- " "
- "1. The first line, undivided, shows its subject when the movement "
- "approaches, looking out and around with apprehension, and afterwards "
- "smiling and talking cheerfully. There will be good fortune. "
- " "
- "2. The second line, divided, shows its subject, when the movement "
- "approaches, in a position of peril. He judges it better to let go "
- "the article (in his posession), and to ascend a very lofty height. "
- "There is no occasion for him to pursue after (the things he has let "
- "go); in seven days he will find them. "
- " "
- "3. The third line, divided, shows its subject distraught amid the "
- "startling movements going on. If those movements excite him to "
- "(right) action, there will be no mistake. "
- " "
- "4. The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject amid the startling "
- "movements, supinely sinking (deeper) in the mud. "
- " "
- "5. The fifth line, divided, shows its subject going and coming amidst "
- "the startling movements (of the time), and always in peril; but "
- "perhaps he will not incur loss, and find business (which he can "
- "accomplish). "
- " "
- "6. The topmost line, divided, shows its subject amidst the startling "
- "movements (of the time), in breathless dismay and looking round him "
- "with trembling apprehension. If he takes action, there will be evil. "
- "If, while the startling movements have not reached his own person and "
- "his neighborhood, (he were to take precautions), there would be no "
- "error, though his relatives might (still) speak against him. "
- "---------------------------------------------------------------- "
- " Thunder upon thunder arouses fear and trepidation. The wise person"
- " respects such power and ensures that his own heart is free from error,"
- " providing a firm basis for future development."
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