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Sixty-Second Hexagram
Thunder high on the Mountain,
active passivity:
The Superior Person
is unsurpassed in his ability
to remain small.
In a time for humility,
he is supremely modest.
In a time of mourning,
he uplifts with somber reverence.
In a time of want,
he is resourcefully frugal.
When a bird flies too high,
its song is lost.
Rather than push upward now,
it is best to remain below.
This will bring
surprising good fortune,
if you keep to your course.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
He flies too high,
beyond his limit.
The plummet to earth
is spent lamenting.
Line Five
Don't take shelter
from storms
that have not yet blown in.
It is too easy to shoot
a bird in a cave.
Line Four
This prize
you have strived for
could be the end of you.
Wake up to its danger
and you will prevail.
Line Three
Focusing so intensely
on your target
has given you tunnel vision.
An ambush could reach you
from three sides.
Heed this warning.
Line Two
She invokes the spirit
of her ancestor,
but is visited
by her ancestress.
He heads
straight for the Prince
but is intercepted
by the Minister.
It is best.
Line One
It is perilous
for so small a bird
to fly so high.
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