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• Thunder over the lake: The image of The Marrying Maiden.
  Thus the superior man Understands the transitory In the light of the eternity of the end....
• Mountains standing close together: The image of Keeping Still.
  Thus the superior man Does not permit his thoughts To go beyond his situation....
• A spring wells up at the foot of the mountain: The image of Youth.
  Thus the superior man fosters his character By thoroughness in all that he does....
• Over the earth, the lake: The image of Gathering Together.
  Thus the superior man renews his weapons In order to meet the unforeseen....
• The sun rises over the earth: The image of Progress.
  Thus the superior man himself Brightens his bright virtue...
• Thunder and wind: the image of Duration. Thus the superior man stands firm And does not change his direction.
• The lake rises above the trees: The image of Preponderance of the Great.
  Thus the superior man, when he stands alone, Is unconcerned, And if he has to renounce the world, He is undaunted....
• The earth above the lake: The image of Approach. Thus the superior man is inexhaustible In his will to teach, And without limits In his tolerance and protection of the people.
• Thunder in heaven above: The image of The Power of the Great.
  Thus the superior man does not tread upon paths That do not accord with established order....