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63 jì jì 既濟 ䷾ Already Fording/after completion/ -
Water over fire: the image of the condition In After Completion. Thus the superior man Takes thoughts of misfortune And arms himself against it in advance.
*** He brakes his wheels. He gets his tail in the water. No blame.
*** The woman loses the curtain of her carriage. Do not run after it; On the seventh day you will get it.
*** The Illustrious Ancestor Disciplines the Devil's Country. After three years he conquers it. Inferior people must not be employed.
*** The finest clothes turn to rags. Be careful all day long.
*** The neighbor in the east who slaughters an ox Does not attain as much real happiness As the neighbor in the west With his small offering.
*** He gets his head in the water. Danger.
After Completion. Success in small matters. Perseverance furthers. At the beginning good fortune, At the end disorder.
43 guài 夬 ䷪ Displacement/resoluteness/break-through -
The lake has risen up to heaven: The image of Break-through. Thus the superior man Dispenses riches downward And refrains from resting on his virtue.
*** Mighty in the forward-striding toes. When one goes and is not equal to the task, One makes a mistake.
*** A cry of alarm. Arms at evening and at night. Fear nothing.
*** To be powerful in the cheekbones Brings misfortune. The superior man is firmly resolved. He walks alone and is caught in the rain. He is bespattered, And people murmur against him. No blame.
*** There is no skin on his thighs, And walking comes hard. If a man were to let himself be led like a sheep, Remorse would disappear. But if these words are heard They will not be believed.
*** In dealing with weeds, Firm resolution is necessary. Walking in the middle Remains free of blame.
*** No cry. In the end misfortune comes.
Break-through. One must resolutely make the matter known At the court of the king. It must be announced truthfully. Danger. It is necessary to notify one's own city. It does not further to resort to arms. It furthers one to undertake something.