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______ Hexagram Thirty:  
       Li / Igniting

Fire sparks
more Flames:
The Superior Person
holds an inner Fire
that ignites passion
in every heart it touches,
until all the world
is enlightened and aflame.

With so searing a flame,
success will not be denied you.
Take care to be
as peaceful and nurturing
as the cow in the meadow;
you are strong enough
to be gentle.



Hexagram Thirty/Line One:
Meek and uncertain,
he nevertheless approaches the radiance.
No mistake.


Hexagram Thirty/Line Two:
Glowing yellow warmth
as if from the sun.
Supreme good fortune.


Hexagram Thirty/Line Three:
Old men read the lesson in the setting sun.
Beat the cymbal and sing in this life,
or wail away the hours fearing death.
Their choice is their fortune.


Hexagram Thirty/Line Four:
He bursts into flame,
dazzles with his brilliance,
spends his fuel,
dies out quickly
and is forgotten.


Hexagram Thirty/Line Five:
Tears of repentance flood.
Enlightenment turns the tide
for the better.


Hexagram Thirty/Line Six:
Sent as an instrument of justice,
he transcends his station,
delivering swift punishment 
to the perpetrators,
but mercy to the misled.
Faultless.

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