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Revolution · Molting · Tiger and panther change
巳日乃孚。元亨，利贞，悔亡。
革象征颠覆性变革。须待时机完全成熟之日（巳日）才能确立诚信、赢得天下响应。大通达、利于守正，所有悔恨皆消。
初九 巩用黄牛之革。
六二 巳日乃革之，征吉，无咎。
九三 征凶，贞厉。革言三就，有孚。
九四 悔亡，有孚改命，吉。
九五 大人虎变，未占有孚。
上六 君子豹变，小人革面。征凶，居贞吉。
巳日乃孚。元亨，利贞，悔亡。
Trust builds only once the moment has fully arrived. Great success follows, and staying true to the course dissolves whatever regret remains.
Initial Nine: Wrapped in the hide of a yellow cow.
Six in the second: Once the right day actually arrives, the change can go forward -- moving on it brings good fortune, with nothing to fault.
Nine in the third: Moving too soon brings misfortune, and even holding firm carries real risk. Only once the case for change has been argued through three full rounds does real trust take hold.
Nine in the fourth: Whatever regret there was dissolves. With genuine trust behind it, changing the mandate itself brings good fortune.
Nine in the fifth: A person of real stature transforms the way a tiger changes its coat -- trusted before anyone even thinks to ask for proof.
Six at the top: A person of principle completes the change the way a leopard's coat sharpens into pattern; a lesser person merely changes their expression. Pushing further now brings misfortune, but holding steady where you are brings good fortune.