Holding Together

The Judgment

比，吉。原筮，元永貞，无咎。不寧方來，後夫凶。

Holding Together brings good fortune. Inquire of the oracle once again whether you possess sublimity, constancy, and perseverance.

The Image

地上有水，比；先王以建萬國，親諸侯。

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.

In one line

Union brings strength; those who hesitate lose their moment.

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