Hexagram 57 · Xun · The Gentle

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

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The Gentle: small success. Favorable to go. Favorable to see the great man. 1. Advancing and retreating — favorable for a warrior's perseverance. 2. Penetrating under the bed — priests and magicians in confusion. Good fortune, no blame. 3. Repeated penetration. Humiliation. 4. Remorse disappears. Hunting — three kinds of game caught. 5. Perseverance: good fortune. Remorse disappears. Everything furthers. 6. Penetrating under the bed — loses his property and axe. Perseverance: misfortune.