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Hexagram 47 Oppression (Exhaustion)
Expression In (the condition denoted by) Kùn there may (yet be) progress and success. For the firm and correct, the (really) great man, there will be good fortune. He will fall into no error. If he make speeches, his words cannot be made good.
Judgement Oppression. Success. Perseverance. The great man brings about good fortune. No blame. When one has something to say, It is not believed.
Image There is no water in the lake. Image of Exhaustion. Thus the superior man stakes his life On following his will.
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      Expression: He is oppressed by creeping vines. He moves uncertainly and says, "Movement brings remorse." If one feels remorse over this and makes a start, good fortune comes.
Image: 'He is straitened as if bound with creepers: (his spirit and action) are unsuitable. '(He says), "If I move, I shall repent of it." And he does repent (of former errors), which leads to good fortune:'--so he (now) goes on.
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  Expression: His nose and feet are cut off. Oppression at the hands of the man with the purple knee bands. Joy comes softly. It furthers one to make offerings and libations.
Image: 'His nose and feet are cut off:'--his aim has not yet been gained. 'He is leisurely, however, in his movements, and is satisfied:'--his position is central and (his virtue) is correct. 'It will be well for him to be (as sincere as) in sacrificing:'-- so shall he receive blessing.
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  Expression: He comes very quietly, oppressed in a golden carriage. Humiliation, but the end is reached.
Image: 'He proceeds very slowly (to help the subject of the first line):'--his aim is directed to (help) that lower (line). Although he is not in his appropriate place, he and that other will (in the end) be together.
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      Expression: A man permits himself to be oppressed by stone, and leans on thorns and thistles. He enters his house and does not see his wife. Misfortune.
Image: 'He lays hold of thorns:'--(this is suggested by the position of the line) above the strong (line). 'He enters his palace, and does not see his wife:'--this is inauspicious.
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  Expression: One is oppressed while at meat and drink. The man with the scarlet knee bands is just coming. It furthers one to offer sacrifice. To set forth brings misfortune. No blame.
Image: 'He is straitened amidst his wine and viands:'--(but) his position is central, and there will be ground for congratulation.
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      Expression: One sits oppressed under a bare tree and strays into a gloomy valley. For three years one sees nothing.
Image: 'He enters a dark valley:'--so benighted is he, and without clear vision.