The Clinging Fire Hexagram 30 of the I Ching (Yijing · 周易)

Traditional Fortune Grade

附丽于正则通且吉，宜择正而依、以柔顺守明。

Basis · 依据：卦辞「利贞，亨。畜牝牛，吉」——离以柔顺附正为吉。

The Judgment

The Six Moving Lines

• Nine at the beginningThe tracks run crisscross; if one is seriously intent, no blame.初九：履错然，敬之无咎。
• Six in the second placeYellow light; supreme good fortune.六二：黄离，元吉。
• Nine in the third placeIn the light of the setting sun, men either beat the pot and sing or loudly bewail the approach of old age; misfortune.九三：日昃之离，不鼓缶而歌，则大耋之嗟，凶。
• Nine in the fourth placeHow sudden his coming! It burns, it dies, it is cast away.九四：突如其来如，焚如，死如，弃如。
• Six in the fifth placeComing to and going away; dire warning; it furthers one to be persevering and aware.六五：出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉。
• Nine at the topThe king uses him to march forth and chastise; it furthers one to kill the leaders and take captive the followers; no blame.上九：王用出征，有嘉折首，获其匪丑，无咎。