51䷲震 Shock Zhèn

☳雷⚡ Thunder
☳雷⚡ Thunder

洊雷,震; 君子以恐懼脩省。

Thunder repeated: Shock. In fear & trembling, superior people set their life in order & examine themselves.

震: 亨。震來虩虩,笑言啞啞。震驚百里,不喪匕鬯。

Shock: Success. Thunder comes with a terrible noise, laughing & shouting in awesome glee, frightening people for a hundred miles around. The sacrificial wine is not spilt.

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震索索,視矍矍, 征凶。震不于其躬, 于其鄰,无咎。 婚媾有言。

Shock brings ruin & terrified looks. Going ahead brings misfortune. If it has not yet touched one’s body, but has reached one’s neighbor, there is no blame. Neighbors have something to talk about.

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震往來厲, 億无喪,有事。

Shock goes back & forth. Danger. However, nothing is lost. There are things to be done.

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震遂泥。

After a thunderstorm, the paths are muddy.

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震蘇蘇, 震行无眚。

Shock makes one distraught. If shock spurs to action, one remains free of misfortune.

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震來厲,億喪貝, 躋于九陵,勿逐, 七日得。

Shock brings danger. A hundred-thousand times losing treasures. Climb the nine hills. Do not go in pursuit: after seven days, getting them back again.

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震來虩虩, 後笑言啞啞,吉。

Shock comes with a mighty roar which changes to noisy laughter. Good fortune.