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Twenty-Third Hexagram
The weight of the Mountain
presses down upon a weak foundation of Earth:
The Superior Person
will use this time of oppression
to attend to the needs
of those less fortunate.
Any action
would be ill-timed.
Stand fast.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
Refusing fruit offered by the serpent,
he gains a carriage
when the snake swallows its own tail
and the light is restored.
Line Five
Others follow you
like fish on a line.
The tide turns
as you bring order from the chaos.
Line Four
The seat of the throne is ripped apart;
the leader is falling.
Outrageous fortune.
Line Three
He moves among those
who would overturn the throne.
Discretion and a true heart
are the key to survival.
Line Two
The arms of the throne are split to kindling.
Those closest to the leader
are slashed away.
Line One
The legs of the throne are hacked away.
The loyal are cut down.
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