Hexagram 40 Line 2: 九二

Xie —解 —Deliverance

Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)九二 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspiciousFamous Line

Classical Chinese Text

九二 田獲三狐。得黃矢。貞吉。

田獲三狐。得黃矢

田tián(in) (a
獲huò(and) take
三sānthree
狐húfoxes
得déearn
黃huángthe golden
矢shǐarrow(s)
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jípromising

Line Commentary

Three foxes killed in the field, yellow arrow received. Persistence brings good fortune. Designing flatterers must be removed before deliverance is complete. But use the right weapons—measure and directness. Wholeheartedness develops inner strength that acts against what is false.

Commentary

Three foxes killed in the field, a yellow arrow received. Persistence brings good fortune. The foxes are designing flatterers who must be removed before deliverance is complete. But use the right weapons—directness and the golden mean, symbolized by the yellow arrow. Craftiness defeated by sincerity, not by more craftiness.

When This Line Changes

If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 40 Xie (Deliverance) transforms into Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm).

(40)
→
(16)

Parent Hexagram

Deliverance
Xie解 (40)

Thunder (震) over Water (坎)

Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water

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