☶山🏔 Mountain
☳雷⚡ Thunder
山下有雷,頤; 君子以慎言語,節飲食。
Thunder rolling around the foot of the mountain: Nourishment. Superior people are cautious with their words; they restrain & regulate eating & drinking.
頤: 貞吉。觀頤, 自求口實。
Nourishment: Perseverance leads to good fortune. Observe the principle of nurturing & find proper food for nourishment.
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由頤,厲吉, 利涉大川。
Nourishment’s source. Danger & good fortune. It is of benefit to cross the great river.
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拂經,居貞吉, 不可涉大川。
Turning away from the path. Perseverance brings good fortune. Don’t cross the great river.
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顛頤,吉,虎視眈眈, 其欲逐逐,无咎。
Nourishment on the mountain peak: good fortune. Staring like a tiger stalking its prey. No blame.
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拂頤,貞凶, 十年勿用,无攸利。
The wrong kind of nourishment. Don’t act on it for ten years; nothing to be gained.
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顛頤,拂經, 于丘頤,征凶。
Seeking nourishment from the top, straying from the path. Continuing leads to misfortune.
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舍爾靈龜, 觀我朵頤,凶。
Letting a magic tortoise go; watching with mouth watering: misfortune.