Hexagram 34 · Da Zhuang · Power of the Great

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

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Power of the Great: perseverance furthers. 1. Power in the toes. Going brings misfortune. 2. Perseverance: good fortune. 3. Petty man uses power; superior man does not. The ram butts the hedge and entangles its horns. 4. Perseverance: good fortune. Remorse disappears. The hedge opens. 5. Loses the goat easily. No remorse. 6. A ram butts the hedge — cannot retreat or advance. Nothing furthers. Difficulty: good fortune.