64 Hexagrams

Deliverance

Hexagram 40

Upper Trigram

Thunder

Lower Trigram

Water

The Judgment

Deliverance. The southwest furthers. If there is no longer anything where one has to go, return brings good fortune.

The Image

Thunder and rain set in. Thus the superior man pardons mistakes and forgives misdeeds.

The Lines

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.