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The Gentle

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THE JUDGEMENT

The Gentle. Success through what is small. It furthers to have somewhere to go. It furthers to see the great man.

THE IMAGE

Winds following one another: the image of the Gentle. Thus the noble one spreads his commands and carries out his undertakings.

THE LINES

Six at the beginningIn advancing and retreating, the perseverance of a warrior is favorable.

Nine in the second placePenetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are employed in great number: good fortune, no blame.

Nine in the third placeRepeated penetration: humiliation.

Six in the fourth placeRemorse vanishes: in the hunt three kinds of game are taken.

Nine in the fifth placePerseverance brings good fortune, remorse vanishes: nothing that is not favorable. No beginning, but an end. Before the change three days, after the change three days: good fortune.

Nine at the topPenetration under the bed: he loses his belongings and his axe. Perseverance brings misfortune.

KEYWORDS

gentlenesspenetrationpersistenceflexibilityinfluence