22. Pi; Grace Above; Ken Keeping Still mountain Below; Li the Clinging fire |
21st Century | Comparisons |
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Grace is a state of harmony. Building a thing of beauty requires order and balance. For proportions to be balanced, purpose must be considered. In things made graciously the contributing elements are used sparingly. Conspicuous elements are contrary to the balance. Grace is leaving the car to walk to the shops. Use only what is needed and no more. Consuming more than you need is vanity, using more than you need is waste. Simplicity beckons and is as clear as the balance and harmony to be found in grace. You may well be called upon to demonstrate your feelings for someone you revere. What you bring to the occasion is not value intrinsic to rarity but sincerity which is intrinsically valuable. Even the humble things when given with heart are clean and good. Grace is like clean air in a foetid city; always welcome.
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Below are the comparative interpretations of a) Legge, b) Willhelm, c) Riefler, d) Crowley
a) one adorning (the way of) his feet. He can discard a carriage and walk on foot.
b) He lends grace to his toes, leaves the carriage, and walks.
c) He decorates his feet. He can dismiss his carriage and walk.
d) Adorn thy feet, and have no need of horses.
a) one adorning his beard.
b) Lends grace to the beard on his chin.
c) He trims his beard.
d) Adorn thy beard, for dignity is due.
a) with the appearance of being adorned and bedewed (with rich favours). But let him ever maintain his firm correctness, and there will be good fortune.
b) Graceful and moist. Constant perseverance brings good fortune ]
c) He is elegant and is favoured. Auspicious if you keep to your course.
d) Adorn, seek firm correctness in thy courses!
a)) with the appearance of being adorned, but only in white. As (if mounted on) a white horse, and furnished with wings, (he seeks union with the subject of the first line), while (the intervening third pursues), not as a robber, but intent on a matrimonial alliance.
b) Grace or simplicity? A white horse comes as if on wings. He is not a robber, He will woo at the right time. c) He is elegant, all in white. On a white winged horse he seeks union, sending before him not a robber, but a serious suitor.
d) Horsed, winged, desire the honest and the true!
Hex 22 Line 5: a) adorned by (the occupants of) the heights and gardens. He bears his roll of silk, small and slight. He may appear stingy; but there will be good fortune in the end.
b) Grace in the hills and gardens. The roll of silk is meagre and small. Humiliation, but in the end good fortune.
c) He is elegant among those who live on hills and have gardens. the roll of silk he bears is small and slight. Although you may appear to be stingy, auspicious in the end.
d) Though poor, suburban, there's goods work to do.]
a) one with white as his (only) ornament. There will be no error.
b) Simple grace. No blame.
c) He wears only white. No mistakes.
d) Clad in pure white, Simplicity thy force is.