Hsu / Waiting (Nourishment)

above: K'an The Abysmal, Water
below: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven

The first [nine], undivided, shows it's subject waiting in the distant border. It will be well for him to constantly maintain (the purpose thus shown), in which case there will be no error.

'The border' under line 1 means the frontier territory of the state. There seems no necessity for such a symbolism. 'The sand' and 'the mud' are appropriate with reference to the watery defile; but it is different with 'the border'. The subject of the line appears at work in his distant fields, not thinking of anything but his daily work; and he is advised to abide in that state and mind.