The I Ching Speaks!

     54.  Kuei Mei / The Marrying Maiden

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          ---- ----     above     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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          ----------     below     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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     The Judgement

          The Marrying Maiden.
          Undertakings bring misfortune.
          Nothing that would further.

     The Image

          Thunder over the lake:
          The image of the Marrying Maiden.
          Thus the superior man
          Understands the transitory
          In the light of the eternity of the end.

     The Lines

          Nine in the fourth place means:
          The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time.
          A late marriage comes in due course.


     19.  Lin / Approach

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          ---- ----     above     K'un   The Receptive, Earth
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          ----------     below     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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     The Judgement

          Approach has supreme success.
          Perseverance furthers.
          When the eighth month comes,
          There will be misfortune.

     The Image

          The earth above the lake:
          The image of Approach.
          Thus the superior man is inexhaustible
          In his will to teach,
          And without limits
          In his tolerance and protection of the people.