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Seventh Hexagram
Deep Water
beneath the Earth's surface:
Untapped resources
are available.
The Superior Person
nourishes and
instructs the people,
building a loyal,
disciplined following.
Good fortune.
No mistakes
if you follow a course
led by experience.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
The victor divides the spoils
among the loyal,
leaving the jackals with
neither reward nor obligation.
Line Five
The seasoned veteran
is elevated to command,
and none too soon.
For the game is in the field,
and it would be wise to catch it.
Line Four
It is never a mistake
to retreat to a stronger position.
Line Three
A wagonload of corpses
this way comes.
Line Two
The general marches
with his soldiers,
sharing their fate,
good or bad,
facing the consequences
of his own decisions.
For this he is loved and trusted
by all.
Line One
Knowing neither purpose
nor direction,
the soldiers march blindly onward.
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