☲火🔥 Fire
☲火🔥 Fire
明兩作離, 大人以繼明照于四方。
Doubled brightness: Radiance. Great people perpetuate the light & illuminate the four corners of the universe.
離: 利貞,亨。 畜牝牛,吉。
Radiance: Righteous persistence brings reward & success. Rearing cows: good fortune.
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王用出征, 有嘉折首, 獲匪其醜,无咎。
The ruler goes to fight & is blessed by heaven with victory. He destroys the leader of the rebels; but does not chastise the rebel followers. No blame.
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出涕沱若, 戚嗟若,吉。
A flood of tears, sighing, & sadness. Good fortune.
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突如其來如, 焚如,死如,棄如。
Coming suddenly; it burns up, dies, & is cast aside.
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日昃之離, 不鼓缶而歌, 則大耋之嗟,凶。
In the light of the setting sun, people either beat pots & sing or lament the approach of old age. Misfortune.
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黃離,元吉。
Yellow sunlight, great good fortune.
Line 1
履錯然, 敬之无咎。
Approaching with reverent steps & paying respects, no blame.