PREPONDERANCE OF THE GREAT.
The ridgepole sags to the breaking point.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
Success.
The lake rises above the trees:
The image of PREPONDERANCE OF THE GREAT.
Thus the superior man, when he stands alone,
Is unconcerned,
And if he has to renounce the world,
He is undaunted.
To spread white rushes underneath.
No blame.
A dry poplar sprouts at the root.
An older man takes a young wife.
Everything furthers.
The ridgepole sags to the breaking point.
Misfortune.
The ridgepole is braced. Good fortune.
If there are ulterior motives, it is humiliating.
A withered poplar puts forth flowers.
An older woman takes a husband.
No blame. No praise.
One must go through the water.
It goes over one's head.
Misfortune. No blame.