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After Completion
第 63
上卦
☵ Water
下卦
☲ Fire
After Completion. Success in small matters. Perseverance furthers. At the beginning good fortune. At the end disorder.
Water over fire: the image of the condition in After Completion. Thus the superior man takes thought of misfortune and arms himself against it in advance.
爻 1
He brakes his wheels. He gets his tail in the water. No blame.
爻 2
The woman loses the curtain of her carriage. Do not run after it; on the seventh day you will get it.
爻 3
The Illustrious Ancestor disciplines the Devil's Country. After three years he conquers it. Inferior people must not be employed.
爻 4
The finest clothes turn to rags. Be careful all day long.
爻 5
The neighbor in the east who slaughters an ox does not attain as much real happiness as the neighbor in the west with his small offering.
爻 6
He gets his head in the water. Danger.