The Hexagrams
34 Ta Chuang The Power of the Great
The Judgment
The Power of the Great. Perseverance furthers.
The Image
Thunder in heaven above:
The image of the Power of the Great.
Thus the superior man does not tread upon paths
That do not accord with established order.
Nine at the beginning means:
Power in the toes.
Continuing brings misfortune.
This is certainly true.
Nine in second place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Nine in third place means:
The inferior man works through power.
The superior man does not act thus.
To continue is dangerous.
A goat butts against a hedge
And gets its horns entangled.
Nine in fourth place means:
* Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse disappears.
The hedge opens; there is no entanglement.
Power depends upon the axle of a big cart.
Six in fifth place means:
Loses the goat with ease.
No remorse.
Six at the top means:
A goat butts against a hedge.
It cannot go backward, it cannot go forward.
Nothing serves to further.
If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune.
Last modified: September 19, 1994
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