31䷞咸 Influence Xián

☱澤🏞 Lake
☶山🏔 Mountain

山上有澤,咸, 君子以虛受人。

Lake on top of a mountain: Influence. With a humble manner, superior people receive others.

咸: 亨,利貞,取女吉。

Influence: Success. Perseverance furthers. To marry a maiden brings good fortune.

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咸其輔頰舌。

Influence in the jaws & tongue.

Line 5

咸其脢,无悔。

Influence in the back of the neck. No regrets.

Line 4

貞吉,悔亡, 憧憧往來, 朋從爾思。

Carrying on brings good fortune; regrets disappear. If their mind is not quiet & thoughts go back & forth, only friends will follow their ideas.

Line 3

咸其股, 執其隨,往吝。

Influence in the thighs. When persistence turns to indulgence, to go on is shameful.

Line 2

咸其腓, 凶,居吉。

Influence in the calves of the legs: misfortune. Stillness brings good fortune.

Line 1

咸其拇。

Influence in the big toes.