Hexagram 31 · ䷞
Influence. Success. Perseverance furthers. To take a maiden to wife brings good fortune.
Influence brings success through perseverance. Taking a maiden to wife brings good fortune.
Influence means stimulation. Heaven and earth stimulate each other, and all things take shape and come into being. The holy man stimulates the hearts of men, and the world attains peace and rest.
Influence means stimulation. The yielding above and firm below create mutual response. Heaven and earth stimulate each other to create all things.
A lake on the mountain: the image of Influence. The noble person accepts people with an open mind.
A lake on the mountain represents Influence. The noble person accepts people with an open mind.
The influence shows itself in the big toe.
The influence begins in the big toe—the first stirrings of attraction.
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The influence shows itself in the big toe, because the will is directed outward.
The big toe influence shows the will directed outward.
The influence shows itself in the calves of the legs. Misfortune. To remain persevering brings good fortune.
The influence reaches the calves, but movement brings misfortune. Remain persevering.
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The yielding is without. To go would cause harm, but to remain brings good fortune.
The yielding without shows going brings harm, remaining brings good fortune.
The influence shows itself in the thighs. Holds to that which follows. To continue brings humiliation.
The influence reaches the thighs. Following blindly leads to humiliation.
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The influence shows itself in the thighs. If one follows what is below, one's mind is not yet at rest.
The thigh influence shows following below indicates a restless mind.
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears.
Perseverance brings good fortune and removes remorse.
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To continue brings humiliation, because the place is not the proper one.
Continued humiliation comes from being in an improper position.
The influence shows itself in the back of the neck. No remorse.
The influence reaches the back of the neck—steady and unmoving.
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The influence shows itself in the back of the neck, because the will is directed toward the center.
The neck influence shows the will properly directed toward the center.
The influence shows itself in the jaws, cheeks, and tongue.
The influence overflows to the jaws, cheeks, and tongue.
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Thus the yielding finds place above.
The jaws influence shows the yielding has risen too high.