#30
Lí · The Clinging
Upper ☲ 离 Fire · Lower ☲ 离 Fire
Judgment 卦辞
利贞。亨。畜牝牛，吉。利貞。亨。畜牝牛，吉。
Lî indicates that, (in regard to what it denotes), it will be advantageous to be firm and correct, and that thus there will be free course and success. Let (its subject) also nourish (a docility like that of) the cow, and there will be good fortune.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
离，丽也；日月丽乎天，百谷草木丽乎土，重明以丽乎正，乃化成天下。柔丽乎中正，故亨；是以畜牝牛吉也。離，麗也；日月麗乎天，百穀草木麗乎土，重明以麗乎正，乃化成天下。柔麗乎中正，故亨；是以畜牝牛吉也。
Image 象曰
明两作离，大人以继明照于四方。明兩作離，大人以繼明照于四方。
上九上九
王用出征，有嘉折首，获匪其丑，无咎。王用出征，有嘉折首，獲匪其醜，无咎。
The topmost line, undivided, shows the king employing its subject in his punitive expeditions. Achieving admirable (merit), he breaks (only) the chiefs (of the rebels). Where his prisoners were not their associates, he does not punish. There will be no error.
Line image 小象：王用出征，以正邦也。王用出征，以正邦也。
六五六五
出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉。出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject as one with tears flowing in torrents, and groaning in sorrow. There will be good fortune.
Line image 小象：六五之吉，离王公也。六五之吉，離王公也。
九四九四
突如其来如，焚如，死如，弃如。突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如。
The fourth line, undivided, shows the manner of its subject's coming. How abrupt it is, as with fire, with death, to be rejected (by all)!
Line image 小象：突如其来如，无所容也。突如其來如，无所容也。
九三九三
日昃之离，不鼓缶而歌，则大耋之，凶。日昃之離，不鼓缶而歌，則大耋之，凶。
The third line, undivided, shows its subject in a position like that of the declining sun. Instead of playing on his instrument of earthenware, and singing to it, he utters the groans of an old man of eighty. There will be evil.
Line image 小象：日昃之离，何可久也。日昃之離，何可久也。
六二六二
黄离，元吉。黃離，元吉。
The second line, divided, shows its subject in his place in yellow. There will be great good fortune.
Line image 小象：黄离元吉，得中道也。黃離元吉，得中道也。
初九初九
履错然，敬之无咎。履錯然，敬之无咎。
The first line, undivided, shows one ready to move with confused steps. But he treads at the same time reverently, and there will be no mistake.
Line image 小象：履错之敬，以辟咎也。履錯之敬，以辟咎也。
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