27. Nourishment · 頤 初九
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In practice
Being ungrateful for what you have and busying yourself envying what others have will hold back your achievements.
The poetry
You let go of your sacred tortoise and watch my jaw working. Misfortune.
初九:舍爾靈龜,觀我朵頤,凶。
象曰:觀我朵頤,亦不足貴也。
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