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Before Completion
第 64
上卦
☲ Fire
下卦
☵ Water
Before Completion. Success. But if the little fox, after nearly completing the crossing, gets his tail in the water, there is nothing that would further.
Fire over water: the image of the condition before transition. Thus the superior man is careful in the differentiation of things.
爻 1
He gets his tail in the water. Humiliating.
爻 2
He brakes his wheels. Perseverance brings good fortune.
爻 3
Before completion, attack brings misfortune. It furthers to cross the great water.
爻 4
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. Shock, thus to discipline the Devil's Country.
爻 5
Perseverance brings good fortune. No remorse. The light of the superior man is true. Good fortune.
爻 6
There is drinking of wine in genuine confidence. No blame. But if one wets his head, he loses it, in truth.