56䷷旅 Wandering

☲火🔥 Fire
☶山🏔 Mountain

山上有火,旅; 君子以明慎用刑, 而不留獄。

Mountain below fire: Wandering. Superior people are careful & clever in imposing punishments. They do not delay the cases brought.

旅: 小亨,旅貞吉。

Wandering: Small success. Continuing leads to good fortune.

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鳥焚其巢, 旅人先笑後號咷。 喪牛于易,凶。

A bird manages to burn its own nest. At first the wanderer laughs, but then has cause to shout & weep. A cow is lost through carelessness. Misfortune.

Line 5

射雉一矢亡, 終以譽命。

They shoot a pheasant. It drops with one arrow. In the end this brings both praise & office.

Line 4

旅于處,得其資斧, 我心不快。

The traveler reaches a sanctuary where they find rest & money needed for expenses, yet laments that their heart is not glad.

Line 3

旅焚其次, 喪其童僕,貞厲。

The inn where the wanderer stays burns down. They lose the loyalty of their young servant. To continue is dangerous.

Line 2

旅即次, 懷其資, 得童僕貞。

The wanderer comes to an inn. They have property with them. They win the loyalty of a young servant.

Line 1

旅瑣瑣, 斯其所取災。

If the wanderer dallies with petty matters, they attract disaster.