The lines of hexagram 26

  The noble one accumulates or: increases, nurtures. The ideogram of virtue or morality, DE, = go + straight.
  Line 1. The snake means 'danger', but this character is a picture of a snake. 'Harvest: to stop' or 'The harvest is finished'. 
  Line 3. Hardship: a picture of a man with back-bound hands. A hardship determination: to keep one's integrity despite difficulties. 'Daily' can also be sun or to say. 'Young cattle's stable' or: head-board of a young bull or other cattle.
  Line 5. In ancient times pigs were raised with beautiful tusks, especially as sacrificial gifts. Read more

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