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Limitation
HEXAGRAM 60 · JIÉ
ABOVE☵坎Water
BELOW☱兌the Lake
THE JUDGEMENT
Limitation. Success. Bitter limitation must not be persevered in.
THE IMAGE
Above the lake is water: the image of Limitation. Thus the noble one creates number and measure, and examines what virtue and correct conduct are.
THE LINES
Nine at the beginningNot going out of the door and the courtyard: no blame.
Nine in the second placeNot going out of the gate and the garden: misfortune.
Six in the third placeWhoever knows no limitation will have cause to lament: no blame.
Six in the fourth placeContented limitation: success.
Nine in the fifth placeSweet limitation brings good fortune: going brings recognition.
Six at the topBitter limitation: perseverance brings misfortune, remorse vanishes.
KEYWORDS
limitationmoderationboundariesdisciplineeconomy