57. The Gentle (Sun)

Wind repeated. Represents gentle penetration and gradual influence.

Line 1: In advancing and retreating, the perseverance of a warrior furthers.
Line 2: Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
Line 3: Repeated penetration. Humiliation.
Line 4: Remorse vanishes. During the hunt three kinds of game are caught.
Line 5: Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse vanishes. Nothing that does not further. No beginning, but an end. Before the change, three days. After the change, three days. Good fortune.
Line 6: Penetration under the bed. He loses his property and his ax. Perseverance brings misfortune.