| To his children King Wên spoke:
Kun
Yuan Heng Li Pin Ma Zhi Zhen
Jun Zi You You Wang
Xian Mi Hou De Zhu
Li Xi Nan De Peng Dong Bei Sang Peng
An Zhen Ji
Earthly Powers
The Sage standing upright holds the reigns
A perfect gift enjoying the happy coincidence of the Mare.
Children of their own destiny may reach for the Moon
Pulling their oars to attain the kingdom.
At the first steps, rice sprinkles on the path
Following the lead of those before
You may hold the kingdom like a cowry shell in your hand.
Savor this thought - gain and loss balance
As you gather friends like strands of cowries in the West and South
You howl their loss in the East and North.
A woman beneath your roof is the happiest chance
In the good words of the Sages.
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