9. Small Things · 小畜 初九
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In practice
What's called for now is to fall back to situations where you have more control. This isn't a loss: it's a smart move.
The poetry
Returning by its own way. What fault could there be? Good fortune.
初九：復自道，何其咎，吉。
象曰：復自道，其義吉也。
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