12䷋否 Standstill Pi

☰天🌌 Heaven
☷地🌎 Earth

天地不交,否; 君子以儉德辟難, 不可榮以祿。

Heaven & earth are not united: Standstill. Superior people restrain themselves to avoid danger. They seek neither honor nor wealth.

否 : 之匪人,不利君子貞, 大往小來。

Standstill: No benefit, although not of man’s doing. Superior people follow their principles. The great goes & the little arrives.

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傾否, 先否後喜。

Standstill overcome. First standstill, then joy.

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休否,大人吉。 其亡其亡,繫于苞桑。

Putting a stop to obstruction, great people are fortunate. It can fail! It can fail! Tie it to a mulberry tree.

Line 4

有命,无咎,疇離祉。

If there is order, there is no blame. Companions share blessings.

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包羞。

They bear humiliation.

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包承。 小人吉, 大人否,亨。

Embracing service. Small people are lucky; great people grow through obstruction.

Line 1

拔茅茹, 以其彙, 貞吉亨。

When grass is pulled, roots come with it. Righteous persistence brings good fortune & success.