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Judgment
Revolution. On your day.
Image
Fire in the lake: the image of REVOLUTION. Thus the superior man sets the calendar in order and makes the seasons clear.
Lines
Wrapped in oxhide - cannot change yet.
Bound with the hide of a yellow ox — at the beginning of revolution, consolidate the foundation and do not act rashly.
After the day, change - advance, fortune.
Only when the day has come does one introduce the revolution. Going forward brings good fortune and no blame — revolution requires waiting for the ripe moment.
Advance - misfortune. Discuss change three times.
Rash action brings misfortune. Perseverance is dangerous. When the proposals for revolution have been discussed repeatedly, one must have sincerity.
Regret vanishes. Sincere change - fortune.
Remorse vanishes. With sincerity, change the old mandate. Good fortune.
Great person changes like a tiger.
The great man changes like a tiger shedding its fur. Even without divination, one knows his sincerity — the achievement of revolution is brilliantly visible.
Noble changes like a leopard.
The superior man changes like a leopard shedding its fur; the inferior man merely changes his face. Rash action brings misfortune. To abide in perseverance brings good fortune.
Interpretation
Revolution. On your day.