Those who know the easy do not take it, and those who are good do not anticipate it. What do you mean?

It means: if you are familiar with the Book of Changes, you will know everything, and you will know your destiny without divination.

1, "Those who know what is easy don't take it" comes from The Analects of Confucius, and the original words are:

Confucius said, "There is a saying in the south:' A man without perseverance should not be a witch doctor.' Fu Shan! ""Don't be ashamed of your unchanging virtue. "Confucius said," Don't take it. "

Vernacular translation: Confucius said: "There is a saying in the south:' Without perseverance, people can't even be a witch doctor. "This sentence is very good! The epigram in the Book of Changes and the hexagrams says,' If you are half-hearted and have sex, you will inevitably be humiliated.' Confucius added: "That is to say, people who have no perseverance need not look at divination. "

2. "Those who are good and easy don't anticipate" comes from Xunzi's On the Outline of Xunzi. Its original words are: "Those who are good at poetry don't say anything, those who are good at easy things don't take it, and those who are good at Li don't agree."

Vernacular translation: Those who know the Book of Songs will not show off stories everywhere, those who know the Book of Changes will not be keen on divination, and those who know the Book of Rites will not assist others as emcees, because their ideological depth has been consistent with these classics.

Extended data:

Xunzi's Summary of Xunzi collects Xunzi's remarks recorded by Xunzi's students at ordinary times, which covers a wide range and reflects the outline of Xunzi's thought, so it is always titled "Summary". Xunzi's idea of "respecting sages" and various etiquette ceremonies are the most discussed. Others, such as "benevolence and righteousness", "respecting the law and loving the people", the relationship between righteousness and interests, education, self-cultivation, learning and making friends, are all involved, and the witty remarks are comparable to the Analects.

Although the source of "those who know the easy things don't take it, those who are good at the easy things don't anticipate it" is different, but because the two expressions have the same meaning, later generations put these two sentences together, which shows that to a certain extent, we can know the result without taking up the topic and see the big picture.

The core of the sentence "those who know the easy things don't take them, and those who are good at them don't anticipate them" means that those who are good at the easy things can learn the principles of heaven and earth, follow the Tao, and undoubtedly seek the guidance of heaven with divination. Therefore, the form of expression is that those who know the easy do not take it, and those who are good at it do not anticipate it.

There are not many people who are good at barter, and they are found in many ancient books. In fact, most of it means knowing the result without prediction. But it often implies a higher meaning, that is, telling the truth rather than being reasonable. In other words, those who are good at easy things don't often predict, because the Book of Changes talks about the principles of heaven and earth, and those who are good at easy things manage the laws of heaven and earth, and they follow the path, so they don't predict at all.