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賁 22 · Bì · Grace
Mountain over Fire — upper Gèn 艮 (still, resting, bounded); lower Lí 離 (clinging, radiant, clarifying)
Hexagram 22, Grace (Bì, 賁), is Mountain over Fire. Fire at the foot of the mountain. Beauty of form; adornment that illuminates.
The situation
Fire at the foot of the mountain. Beauty of form; adornment that illuminates.
The counsel
Form matters for small matters; do not let it decide the substantive ones.
The six lines
Line 1 — Adorns the feet and walks rather than rides.
Line 2 — Adorns the beard, which follows the chin.
Line 3 — Graceful and moist. Persist.
Line 4 — Simple grace; a white horse. The suitor is not a robber.
Line 5 — Grace in the hills; a small gift. Humble; good in the end.
Line 6 — Simple grace. No blame.