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Ninth Hexagram
Winds of change
high in the Heavens:
Air currents
carry the weather.
Dense clouds
blow in from the west,
but still no rain.
The Superior Person
fine tunes the image
he presents to the world.
Small successes.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
The needed rain finally pours down,
bringing a well-earned time of rest.
It is Nature's time to enrich the crops,
so leave it to her.
To work the fields in the rain and mud
would only undo all good effort.
Do not seek more;
the gibbous moon seeks to be full,
but once full can do nothing but wane.
Line Five
His sincerity is the cord that binds
the hearts of others to his.
He holds wealth
who holds the hearts of others.
Line Four
By gaining confidence,
the man keeps control of the conflict,
avoiding the blood that could be spilled
by fear.
No mistakes.
Line Three
The spokes burst out of a wagon wheel,
stopping the couple's journey.
The man and wife waste time and energy
blaming each other,
causing major damage to their love
instead of fixing the minor damage to the wagon.
Line Two
He lets himself
be drawn back.
Good fortune.
Line One
He turns back
to his proper course.
No harm done.
In fact, good fortune
comes of this return.
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