34䷡大壯 Great Strength Dà Zhuàng

☳雷⚡ Thunder
☰天🌌 Heaven

雷在天上,大壯; 君子以非禮勿履。

Thunder over heaven: Great Strength. Superior people do not tread upon paths that do not accord with established order.

大壯: 利貞。

Great Strength: Righteous persistence brings reward.

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羝羊觸藩, 不能退,不能遂, 无攸利,艱則吉。

A goat butts against a hedge. It cannot go backward, it cannot go forward. Nothing beneficial. If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune.

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喪羊于易,无悔。

Giving up a goat too lightly. No regret.

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貞吉悔亡, 藩決不羸, 壯于大輿之輹。

Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. The hedge opens; there is no entanglement. Great power in the axle of a big cart.

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小人用壯, 君子用罔,貞厲。 羝羊觸藩,羸其角。

Inferior people work through power. Superior people do not act this way. To continue is dangerous. A goat butts against a hedge & gets its horns entangled.

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貞吉。

Righteous persistence brings good fortune.

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壯于趾, 征凶,有孚。

Power in the toes. Pushing ahead leads to misfortune. This is true.