18. Loss, Then Gain · 蠱 上九
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In practice
If you have high goals, beyond purely personal interests, and let them drive you, you'll succeed.
The poetry
Serving neither kings nor lords; holding one's own work high.
上九：不事王侯，高尚其事。
象曰：不事王侯，志可則也。
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