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• Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat. Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance, Not angrily but with reserve.
• A goat butts against a hedge. It cannot go backward, it cannot go forward.
  Nothing serves to further. If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune....
• Thunder in heaven above: The image of The Power of the Great.
  Thus the superior man does not tread upon paths That do not accord with established order....
• Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior man And downfall to the inferior man.
• The movement of heaven is full of power. Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring.
• The wind drives across heaven: The image of The Taming Power of the Small.
  Thus the superior man Refines the outward aspect of his nature....
• Thunder and wind: the image of Duration. Thus the superior man stands firm And does not change his direction.
• Water over fire: the image of the condition In After Completion.
  Thus the superior man Takes thoughts of misfortune And arms himself against it in advance....
• The lake has risen up to heaven: The image of Break-through.
  Thus the superior man Dispenses riches downward And refrains from resting on his virtue....