Hexagram #40
解 xiè
Deliverance
震 Zhen (Thunder)
wood · Arousing
坎 Kan (Water)
water · Abysmal
Deliverance. The southwest furthers. If there is nothing more to do, return brings good fortune. If there is something to do, hastening brings good fortune.
Thunder and rain set in. The superior person pardons mistakes and forgives misdeeds.
First (Bottom)
Without blame. Rest after tension is released.
Second
One kills three foxes in the field and receives a yellow arrow. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Third
Carrying a burden while riding in a carriage invites robbers. Perseverance brings humiliation.
Fourth
Deliver yourself from your great toe. Then the companion comes, and in that person you can trust.
Fifth
The superior person can deliver themselves. Good fortune. Prove to inferior people that you are in earnest.
Sixth (Top)
The prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall. He kills it. Everything serves to further.