Hexagram 25 · Wu Wang · Innocence

King Wen, Duke of Zhou, Confucius · Western Zhou (c.1000 BCE)

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Innocence: supreme success through perseverance. Deviation brings calamity. Do not act. 1. Innocent conduct brings good fortune. 2. Not thinking of harvest while plowing — then going is favorable. 3. Innocent misfortune: cow tied up — passerby's gain, villager's loss. 4. Able to persevere. No blame. 5. Innocent illness — need no medicine. Joy. 6. Innocent action brings misfortune. Nothing furthers.