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.


     3.   Chun / Difficulty at the Beginning

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          ----------     above     K'an   The Abysmal, Water
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          ---- ----     below     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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     The Judgement

          Difficulty at the Beginning works supreme success,
          Furthering through perseverance.
          Nothing should be undertaken.
          It furthers one to appoint helpers.

     The Image

          Clouds and thunder:
          The image of Difficulty at the Beginning.
          Thus the superior man
          Brings order out of confusion.