Hexagram 57 · ䷸
The Gentle. Success through what is small. It furthers to have somewhere to go. It furthers to see the great man.
The Gentle. Success through what is small. It furthers to have somewhere to go. It furthers to see the great man.
The twofold use of the Gentle means repeating the decree. The hard finds the middle and the correct, and his will is carried out. Therefore both Gentle and Devoted. Since the yielding is in accordance with the hard, success through what is small is possible. It furthers to have somewhere to go: the advance brings success. It furthers to see the great man: the will is carried out.
The twofold Gentle means repeating the decree. The hard finds the middle and correct, and his will is carried out. Since the yielding accords with the hard, success through smallness is possible. Advance brings success; seeing the great man means will is carried out.
Winds following one upon the other: the image of the Gentle. The noble person repeats his charge and makes his actions effective.
Winds following one upon the other represent the Gentle. The noble person repeats his charge and makes his actions effective.
Advancing and retreating: it furthers the perseverance of a military man.
Advancing and retreating: it furthers the perseverance of a military man.
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Advancing and retreating: his will is doubtful. It furthers the perseverance of a military man: his will is well regulated.
Advancing and retreating shows doubtful will. Military perseverance means well-regulated will.
The Gentle beneath the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
The Gentle beneath the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
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The great number of priests and magicians: he attains the middle.
Great number of priests and magicians means attaining the middle.
Repeated gentleness. Humiliation.
Repeated gentleness. Humiliation.
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Repeated gentleness: his will has become exhausted.
Repeated gentleness means exhausted will.
Remorse disappears. In the field he catches three kinds of game.
Remorse disappears. In the field he catches three kinds of game.
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He catches three kinds of game in the field: he has achieved merit.
Catching three kinds of game means achieved merit.
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. Nothing that does not further. Before beginning, after ending, good fortune. Before the beginning of the day, three days; after the ending of the day, three days. Good fortune.
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. Nothing that does not further. Before beginning and after ending, good fortune.
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Nine in the fifth place brings good fortune, because his place is correct and in the middle.
Good fortune in fifth place means correct and middle position.
The Gentle beneath the bed. He loses his property and his ax. Perseverance brings misfortune.
The Gentle beneath the bed. He loses his property and his ax. Perseverance brings misfortune.
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He loses his property and his ax: in the end he will hear no more.
Losing property and ax means hearing no more in the end.