Gua 49
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— Fu Xi

革

Shedding Old Skin

— King Wen of Zhou

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Ancient Comments on the Image

— Duke of Zhou

Fire within the marsh, shedding
the exemplary person thus governs by traversing to clarify the timing.

Judgment

— King Wen of Zhou

Shedding: On the Si-day trust is won; primary flourishing. Benefit in steadfastness. Regret vanishes.

Moving Lines

— Duke of Zhou

1
Bind tightly using yellow ox hide.
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On the Si-day then shed it; setting out is auspicious, no blame.
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Pressing forward leads to misfortune; steadfastness is perilous. Words of change are settled after three times; there is trust.
4
Regret vanishes; possessing trust, one changes the mandate: auspicious.
5
Great person transforms like a tiger; without divination, there is trust.
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The exemplary person transforms like a leopard, the small person changes face; advancing leads to misfortune, remaining steadfast is auspicious.

Ancient Comments on the Moving Lines

— Confucius

1
Binding with yellow ox [hide], it is not possible to have action.
2
Shedding it on the Si-day, acting has something praiseworthy.
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Words of change are settled after three times—where else then to go?
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The auspiciousness of changing the mandate is trust in the intention.
5
Great person transforms like a tiger: its pattern is brilliant.
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The exemplary person transforms like a leopard: its pattern is lush. The small person changes face: yielding and following the ruler.

Ancient Comments on the Judgment

— Confucius

Shedding: water and fire mutually restrict, two women dwell together, their wills do not match—this is called shedding. "On the Si-day trust is won": shedding and establishing trust. Patterned brightness leads to delight; great flourishing comes through being correct. Shedding and being fitting, then its regret vanishes. Heaven and Earth change and the four seasons are formed; Tang and Wu revolutionized the mandate, following Heaven and responding to people. The timely righteousness of shedding—how great indeed!

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