The I Ching Speaks!
23. Po / Splitting Apart ---------- ---- ---- above K^en Keeping Still, Mountain ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- below K'un The Receptive, Earth ---- ---- The Judgement Splitting Apart. It does not further one To go anywhere. The Image The mountain rests on the earth: The image of Splitting Apart. Thus those above can ensure their position Only by giving generously to those below. The Lines Six in the fifth place means: A shoal of fishes. Favor comes through the court ladies. Everything acts to further. () Nine at the top means: There is a large fruit still uneaten. The superior man receives a carriage. The house of the inferior man is split apart. 8. Pi / Holding Together [Union] ---- ---- ---------- above K'an The Abysmal, Water ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- below K'un The Receptive, Earth ---- ---- The Judgement Holding Together brings good fortune. Inquire of the oracle once again Whether you possess sublimity, constancy, and perseverance; Then there is no blame. Those who are uncertain gradually join. Whoever comes too late Meets with misfortune. The Image On the earth is water: The image of Holding Together. Thus the kings of antiquity Bestowed the different states as fiefs And cultivated friendly relations With the feudal lords.