Jie · Deliverance

Judgment

利西南，无所往，其来复吉。

The south-west is favourable. If there is nowhere to go, returning brings good fortune.

The Chinese above is the received classical text. The English below it is a plain-language rendering written for this site — not a scholarly translation. The classical wording is terse and genuinely open to more than one reading, so where interpretations diverge we follow the mainstream one.

The Image (Da Xiang)

雷雨作，解，君子以赦过宥罪。

雷雨交相而作，郁结得以疏解，这是解卦，危机解除的卦象，君子应当赦免过错，宽恕罪责。

The Six Lines

• First line无咎。初六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line田获三狐，得黄矢，贞吉。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line负且乘，致寇至，贞吝。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line解而拇，朋至斯孚。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line君子维有解，吉；有孚于小人。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line公用射隼于高墉之上，获之，无不利。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Moderately Auspicious

Tendency: Deliverance; tension releasing after prolonged strain.

Guidance: Adopt a generous posture. Rest, recover, and let old grievances go.

This section is editorial reflection written for this site, not classical commentary. Hexagram qualities are not fixed outcomes — context and response matter more than the label. For cultural reflection only; not a basis for any decision.