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8. Associate

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Having a trusting association with someone.
Without fault.
Have confidence,
a full well-bucket will eventually arrive.
There will be other good fortune.

Associating with someone who one can trust to be willing to really help. It is not a mistake. This person will not leave until things are finished. One can expect other good things from this relationship as well.
(Here a well is being dug, and the comrade is helping until it is ready to use for getting water.)

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Outwardly associating with someone.
Persistence brings good fortune.

Associating with someone outwardly, without intimacy. Things go well by keeping doing that.

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17. Following

Following.
A foundation for progress,
it is beneficial to persist.
Without fault.

Following someone else's initiative. This helps progress. It is good to keep doing this, it is not a mistake.