☷地🌎 Earth
☰天🌌 Heaven
天地交泰, 后以財成天地之道, 輔相天地之宜, 以左右民。
Heaven & earth unite: Harmony. Rulers administer the way of heaven & earth. They assist in the proper balance of heaven & earth, in order to help people.
泰:小往大來,吉亨。
Harmony: The little goes & the great arrives. Good fortune, progress & success.
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城復于隍, 勿用師。 自邑告命, 貞吝。
A wall collapses into the moat. Do not use force. Make announcements to people in town. Continuing brings humiliation.
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帝乙歸妹, 以祉元吉。
By giving their daughter in marriage, a ruler attains happiness & great good fortune.
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翩翩,不富, 以其鄰,不戒以孚。
Carefree like a flying bird, they are not in a position to accumulate wealth, but rather share affection with neighbors. Free from anxiety, having the confidence of others.
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无平不陂, 无往不復, 艱貞无咎。 勿恤其孚, 于食有福。
No plain without a slope. No departure without return. Continuing in a difficult situation. No blame. Do not fear; face the truth. One receives blessings.
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包荒, 用馮河, 不遐遺, 朋亡, 得尚于中行。
Bearing with the uncultured in gentleness, fording the river with resolution, not neglecting what is distant, not regarding one’s companions: thus one may manage to walk in the middle.
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拔茅茹, 以其彙, 征吉。
When grass is pulled, roots come with it. Undertakings bring good fortune.