䷰ Abolishing The Old - 革

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Upper Trigram ☲ Li   Lower Trigram ☱ Dui

King Wen Order: 49 | Binary: 101110 | Leibniz Order: 47 | Genetic Code: GAG

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Abolishing The Old

REVOLUTION. On your own day You are believed. Supreme success, Furthering through perseverance. Remorse disappears.

革:巳日乃孚,元亨利贞,悔亡。

The superior man changes like a panther.

上六:君子豹变,小人革面,征凶,居贞吉。

The great man changes like a tiger. Even before he questions the oracle He is believed.

九五:大人虎变,未占有孚。

Remorse disappears. Men believe him. Changing the form of government brings good fortune.

九四:悔亡,有孚改命,吉。

Starting brings misfortune. Perseverance brings danger. When talk of revolution has gone the rounds three times, One may commit himself, And men will believe him.

九三:征凶,贞厉,革言三就,有孚。

When one's own day comes, one may create revolution.

六二:巳日乃革之,征吉,无咎。

Wrapped in the hide of a yellow cow.

初九:巩用黄牛之革。

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Hexagram 49 - Revolution