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Deliverance Hexagram 40 of the I Ching (Yijing · 周易)
Deliverance — release after the storm
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The Judgment
Deliverance — the southwest furthers; if there is nothing to do, return; if something remains, act early.
The Six Moving Lines
- Six at the beginningWithout blame.初六：无咎。
- Nine in the second placeOne kills three foxes in the field and receives a yellow arrow; perseverance brings good fortune.九二：田获三狐，得黄矢，贞吉。
- Six in the third placeA man carries a burden on his back and nonetheless rides in a carriage; this attracts robbers; perseverance brings humiliation.六三：负且乘，致寇至，贞吝。
- Nine in the fourth placeDeliverance from one's own mistakes; people come to him with trust.九四：解而拇，朋至斯孚。
- Six in the fifth placeThe superior man cuts off the inferior man; deliverance; no blame.六五：君子维有解，吉，有孚于小人。
- Six at the topThe prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall; he kills it; everything serves to further.上六：公用射隼于高墉之上，获之，无不利。