Resolution

Hexagram 43 of 64
Judgment · 卦辞
Breakthrough. Proclaimed in the king's court. Truthful calling brings danger.
夬,揚于王庭。孚號有厲。
Commentary on the Judgment · 彖传
Breakthrough: the strong decisively overcomes the weak.
夬,決也,剛決柔也。
Image · 象传
Lake rises to heaven: breakthrough. The wise person distributes benefits to those below.
澤上於天,夬。君子以施祿及下。

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Six Lines · 六爻
Line 1
Power in the front toes — going forward and failing to win is blame.
壮于前趾,往不胜为咎。
Going without triumph brings blame.
不胜而往,咎也。
Line 2
Crying out in alarm — armed men at dusk and night. Do not worry.
惕號,莫夜有戎,勿恤。
Facing conflict, do not fret; you hold the center path.
有戎勿恤,得中道也。
Line 3
Power in the cheekbones — misfortune. The noble one, resolute, walks alone — caught in rain, soaked, angered — no blame.
壮于頄,有凶。君子夬夬独行,遇雨若濡,有愠,无咎。
The wise person is decisive; in the end no fault.
君子夬夬,終无咎也。
Line 4
No skin on the thighs, walking with difficulty. Led with the flock, remorse fades — hearing words but not believing.
臀无肤,其行次且。牵羊悔亡,闻言不信。
His movement falters; his place is unsuitable. He hears but does not believe; his discernment is weak.
其行次且,位不当也。闻言不信,聪不明也。
Line 5
Pulling up the marsh weed with resolve — walking the middle path brings no blame.
莧陸夬夬,中行无咎。
Walking the middle path, no fault; the center has not yet shone.
中行无咎,中未光也。
Line 6
No cry of warning — misfortune in the end.
无号,终有凶。
Calamity without warning; it cannot endure.
无号之凶,终不可长也。
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