19. 臨 Lín, Approach
臨：元，亨，利，貞。至于八月有凶。
彖曰：臨，剛浸而長。說而順，剛中而應，大亨以正，天之道也。至于八月有凶，消不久也。
象曰：澤上有地，臨；君子以教思無窮，容保民無疆。
初九：咸臨，貞吉。
象曰：咸臨貞吉，志行正也。
九二：咸臨，吉無不利。
象曰：咸臨，吉無不利；未順命也。
六三：甘臨，無攸利。既憂之，無咎。
象曰：甘臨，位不當也。既憂之，咎不長也。
六四：至臨，無咎。
象曰：至臨無咎，位當也。
六五：知臨，大君之宜，吉。
象曰：大君之宜，行中之謂也。
上六：敦臨，吉無咎。
象曰：敦臨之吉，志在內也。
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