51. Shock · 震 初九
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In practice
You see what's coming before it happens. That makes you worry ahead of time, but it also sets you looking for solutions, so when others start to worry, you'll already be focused on solving things.
The poetry
Thunder comes, and there is dread; afterward, laughter and easy talk. Good fortune.
初九：震來虩虩，後笑言啞啞，吉。
象曰：震來虩虩，恐致福也。笑言啞啞，後有則也。
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