The I Ching Speaks!

     63.  Chi Chi / After Completion

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          ----------     above     K'an   The Abysmal, Water
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          ---- ----     below     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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     The Judgement

          After Completion. Success in small matters.
          Perseverance furthers.
          At the beginning good fortune,
          At the end disorder.

     The Image

          Water over fire: the image of the condition
          In After Completion.
          Thus the superior man
          Takes thought of misfortune
          And arms himself against it in advance.

     The Lines

          Nine in the third place means:
          The Illustrious Ancestor
          Disciplines the Devil's Country.
          After three years he conquers it.
          Inferior people must not be employed.

          Nine in the fifth place means:
          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.


     24.  Fu / Return (The Turning Point)

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          ---- ----     above     K'un   The Receptive, Earth
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          ---- ----     below     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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     The Judgement

          Return. Success.
          Going out and coming in without error.
          Friends come without blame.
          To and fro goes the way.
          On the seventh day comes return.
          It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

     The Image

          Thunder within the earth:
          The image of the Turning Point.
          Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes
          At the time of solstice.
          Merchants and strangers did not go about,
          And the ruler
          Did not travel through the provinces.