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Eleventh Hexagram
Heaven and Earth embrace,
giving birth to Peace.
The Superior Person
serves as midwife,
presenting the newborn gift
to the people.
The small depart;
the great approach.
Success.
Good fortune.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
The wall crumbles into the moat.
Such overfortification and defensiveness
will cause you more loss
than if you had remained totally exposed
and had opened your arms to fate.
Line Five
The emperor gives his blessing
to his daughter's marriage to a commoner.
All ranks of life benefit from this.
Line Four
Instead of stretching to grasp
the wealth that may rise out of reach,
he stoops to help his companions
climb to his level.
They expect his resentment
but receive only his faith and love;
they no longer fear his power.
Line Three
Every plain leads to a slope.
All going leads to a return.
He who keeps his inner faith
in the midst of oppression
will persevere.
Do not rail against what must be;
savor fully what remains.
Line Two
Despite his success,
he is gentle to those who impose,
he fords the icy stream between him and another,
he does not forget his duties to those distant,
he does not abandon his companions;
he truly walks the Golden Mean.
Line One
When the grass is pulled up
the earth in which it is firmly rooted
comes up with it.
You share your new wealth
with loved ones,
creating a conduit
for even greater fortune.
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