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After Completion Hexagram 63 of the I Ching (Yijing · 周易)
After completion — the brink of disorder
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The Judgment
After Completion — success in small matters; perseverance; at the beginning good fortune, at the end disorder.
The Six Moving Lines
- Nine at the beginningHe drags his wheels; his tail gets soaked; no blame.初九：曳其轮，濡其尾，无咎。
- Six in the second placeThe woman loses the curtain of her carriage; do not run after it; on the seventh day you will get it back.六二：妇丧其茀，勿逐，七日得。
- Nine in the third placeThe illustrious ancestor dispatches troops to chastise the devil's country; after three years they conquer it; inferior men must not be employed.九三：高宗伐鬼方，三年克之，小人勿用。
- Six in the fourth placeThe finest clothes become rags; be careful all day long.六四：繻有衣袽，终日戒。
- Nine in the fifth placeThe neighbor in the east who slaughters an ox does not attain as much real happiness as the neighbor in the west with his small offering; the offering is sincere and brings good fortune.九五：东邻杀牛，不如西邻之禴祭，实受其福。
- Six at the topHis head is immersed; danger.上六：濡其首，厉。