42. Increase · 益 上九
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In practice
If you become selfish, hoard your achievements and gains for yourself alone, and don't watch your words, this time of growth won't last long.
The poetry
No one adds to it; someone strikes it. The heart is set, but without steadiness. Misfortune.
上九：莫益之，或擊之，立心勿恆，凶。
象曰：莫益之，偏辭也。或擊之，自外來也。
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