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Deliverance
Hexagram 40
Upper Trigram
☳ Thunder
Lower Trigram
☵ Water
Deliverance. The southwest furthers. If there is no longer anything where one has to go, return brings good fortune.
Thunder and rain set in. Thus the superior man pardons mistakes and forgives misdeeds.
Line 1
Without blame.
Line 2
One kills three foxes in the field and receives a yellow arrow. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 3
If a man carries a burden on his back and nonetheless rides in a carriage, he thereby encourages robbers to draw near.
Line 4
Deliver yourself from your great toe. Then the companion comes, and him you can trust.
Line 5
If only the superior man can deliver himself, it brings good fortune.
Line 6
The prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall. He kills it. Everything serves to further.