- 8. Pi / Holding Together [Union]
above K’an The Abysmal, Water
below K’un The Receptive, Earth
The Judgement
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Holding Together brings good fortune.
Inquire of the oracle once again
Whether you possess sublimity, constancy, and perseverance;
Then there is no blame.
Those who are uncertain gradually join.
Whoever comes too late
Meets with misfortune.
The Image
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On the earth is water:
The image of Holding Together.
Thus the kings of antiquity
Bestowed the different states as fiefs
And cultivated friendly relations
With the feudal lords.
The Lines
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Six at the beginning means:
Hold to him in truth and loyalty;
This is without blame.
Truth, like a full earthen bowl:
Thus in the end
Good fortune comes from without.
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Six in the second place means:
Hold to him inwardly.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
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Six in the third place means:
You hold together with the wrong people.
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Six in the fourth place means:
Hold to him outwardly also.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Nine in the fifth place means:
Manifestation of holding together.
In the hunt the king uses beaters on three sides only
And foregoes game that runs off in front.
The citizens need no warning.
Good fortune.
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Six at the top means:
He finds no head for holding together.
Misfortune.