The emperor attacks barbarians and conquers them after three years. Do not employ inferior people. The slaughtering of the ox in the neighborhood to the east is not as good as the ceremony in the neighborhood to the west. The genuine get the blessings. A little fox, almost crossing, gets its tail wet.
Nothing is gained.
The little fox about to cross has not yet gotten out. Getting its tail wet, it gains nothing, in that it does not continue to the end. Although out of place, the firm and the flexible correspond. Righteous people carefully discern things and keep them in their places. The good outlook of the rectitude of the second yang is because its activity is balanced.