23. Stripping Away / Bo

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Stripping Away. It is not favorable to have a goal or to go anywhere.

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Line 6: A great fruit remains uneaten. The noble man gains a carriage; the inferior man’s house is stripped away. (The cycle ends; the seed of the good survives to lead again, while the house of the wicked collapses under its own weight.)
Line 5: A string of fishes. Favor through the court ladies. Nothing that does not further. (The dark forces submit to order, led like a shoal of fish to the ruler; transformation occurs through alignment with the higher principle.)
Line 4: Stripping the bed to the very skin. Misfortune. (The danger is no longer external; it has reached the person. Disaster is now unavoidable.)
Line 3: Stripping away, yet he remains without blame. (Though surrounded by decay, one breaks ties with the inferior elements, maintaining inner integrity.)
Line 2: Stripping the bed at its frame. To disregard perseverance brings misfortune. (The threat rises and the support structure is compromised; staying the course without adaptation is fatal.)
Line 1: Stripping the bed at its legs. To disregard perseverance brings misfortune. (The destruction begins at the very foundation; ignoring the gravity of the situation leads to ruin.)