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Twenty-Second Hexagram
Fire illuminates
the base of the Mountain:
The Superior Person
realizes he has not
the wisdom to move
the course of the world,
except by attending
to each day's affairs
as they come.
Success in small matters.
This is a good time
to begin something.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
Faultless grace is simple and pure.
Line Five
Your small roll of silk
seems a shameful offering
among the splendor of his gardens,
yet it is your sincerity and perseverance
that are truly prized.
Line Four
Artifice or simplicity?
Two riders on winged white horses:
one a bandit, the other an ardent suitor.
Line Three
Graceful as the mist.
Holding to this course brings blessing.
Line Two
Adorning the beard
to the detriment of the chin.
Line One
Honoring his feet,
he leaves his carriage to walk.
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