The lines of hexagram 18

  Image: Raise virtue - or educate their virtue.
  Line 1. 'Deceased' or old. Last 3 words may be: danger at the end is auspicious.
  Line 2. 'Possible' or permitted.
  Line 6. Lynn translates: works to elevate his own higher pursuits. Kunst: he is highly rewarded for his service Wu: of higher esteem one's own business. Another way to translate this is: Not serving king or lord, one's service (or affair) is noble.

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