Hexagram #56
旅 lǚ
The Wanderer
离 Li (Fire)
fire · Clinging
艮 Gen (Mountain)
earth · Keeping Still
The Wanderer. Success through smallness. Perseverance brings good fortune to the wanderer.
Fire on the mountain. The superior person is clear-minded and cautious in imposing penalties and does not drag out lawsuits.
First (Bottom)
If the wanderer busies themselves with trivial things, they draw disaster upon themselves.
Second
The wanderer comes to an inn. They carry their property. They gain the perseverance of a young servant.
Third
The wanderer's inn burns down. They lose the perseverance of a young servant. Danger.
Fourth
The wanderer rests in a shelter. They obtain property and an ax. My heart is not glad.
Fifth
One shoots a pheasant. It drops with the first arrow. In the end this brings praise and office.
Sixth (Top)
The bird's nest burns up. The wanderer laughs at first, then must weep and lament. Through carelessness one loses one's cow. Misfortune.