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Holding Together
Hexagram 8 · 比 (Bǐ)
Upper: Water · Lower: Earth
Judgment (卦辞)
“Holding Together brings good fortune. Those who are uncertain gradually join. Whoever comes too late meets with misfortune.”
Image (象辞)
“On the earth is water: the image of Holding Together. Thus the kings of antiquity bestowed the different states as fiefs and cultivated friendly relations with the feudal lords.”
Structure
Upper Trigram
Water
Lower Trigram
Earth