Hexagram 44 · Gou · Coming to Meet

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

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Coming to Meet: the maiden is powerful. Do not marry such a maiden. 1. Tied to a metal brake. Perseverance: good fortune. Going: misfortune. A lean pig bucks about. 2. There is a fish in the wrapper. No blame. Unfavorable for guests. 3. No skin on the thighs — walking with difficulty. Danger. No great blame. 4. No fish in the wrapper — misfortune arises. 5. Melon wrapped in willows — hidden lines — something falls from heaven. 6. Meeting on the horns. Humiliation, no blame.