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LIMITATION

節 Jié

limitation, measure, boundaries, thrift, rules that must not bite

ROASTIE

Limitation. Water held in a Lake, boundaries, measure, rules that mustn't bite. The book says limits are good until they're painful, and then they don't hold. You've set limits before. You set them loudly, on a Sunday, and they lasted until the next person asked nicely. Your boundaries have a side door. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Success. But a limitation that is painful cannot be held to for long.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Not going beyond the gate of the outer courtyard; no mistake.
  2. Line 2 Not going beyond the gate of the inner courtyard when the time calls; misfortune.
  3. Line 3 No limitation, and then lamentation; no one else to blame.
  4. Line 4 Quiet and contented limitation that comes naturally; it brings success and progress.
  5. Line 5 Sweet limitation, imposed with ease from above; good fortune; going forward wins honor.
  6. Line 6 Painful limitation pushed too far; persisting brings misfortune, though regret disappears.
THROW YOUR OWN ALL SIXTY-FOUR

Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.