☯️ 離 (Lí) - The Clinging

離，利貞，亨。畜牝牛，吉

lí, lì zhēn, hēng. chù pìn niú, jí

The Clinging. Perseverance furthers. It brings success. Care of the cow brings good fortune.

初九：履錯然，敬之無咎

chū jiǔ: lǚ cuò rán, jìng zhī wú jiù

Nine at the beginning: The footprints run crisscross. If one is serious about it, no blame.

六二：黃離，元吉

liù èr: huáng lí, yuán jí

Six in the second place: Yellow light. Supreme good fortune.

九三：日昃之離，不鼓缶而歌

jiǔ sān: rì zè zhī lí, bù gǔ fǒu ér gē

Nine in the third place: In the light of the setting sun, men either beat the pot and sing or loudly bewail the approach of old age. Misfortune.

九四：突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如

jiǔ sì: tū rú qí lái rú, fén rú, sǐ rú, qì rú

Nine in the fourth place: Its coming is sudden; it flames up, dies down, is thrown away.

六五：出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉

liù wǔ: chū tì tuó ruò, qī jiē ruò, jí

Six in the fifth place: Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting. Good fortune.

上九：王用出征，有嘉折首，獲匪其醜，無咎

shàng jiǔ: wáng yòng chū zhēng, yǒu jiā zhé shǒu, huò fěi qí chǒu, wú jiù

Nine at the top: The king uses him to march forth and chastise. Then it is best to kill the leaders and take captive the followers. No blame.