image   Xiao Guo 小過, “Lesser Surpassing” (Hexagram 62)
213. 不可大吏飛鳥遺音不宜上宜下
214. 大吉
小過亨利貞可小事不可大事飛鳥遺之音不宜上宜下大吉
215. 六非鳥
初六飛鳥以凶
216. 六二過
217. 其君遇
六二過其祖遇其妣不及其君遇其臣无咎
218. 弗過
九三弗過防之從或戕之凶
219. 之往厲
九四无咎弗過遇之往厲必翩勿用永貞
220. 密雲不雨自我西
六五密雲不雨自我西郊公弋取彼在穴
上六弗遇過之飛鳥離之凶是謂災眚
213. … cannot perform great service. The note left by the flying bird, is not appropriate for above but is appropriate for below.
214. Greatly auspicious. …
Lesser Surpassing: Receipt. Beneficial to determine. One can perform minor service, but cannot perform great service. The note left by the flying bird, is not appropriate for above but is appropriate for below. Greatly auspicious.
215. … Six: It is not a bird …
First Six: The flying bird brings ominousness.
216. … Six in the Second: Surpassing …
217. … his lord, but meeting …
Six in the Second: Surpassing his grandfather, and meeting his grandmother; not reaching to his lord, but meeting his minister. There is no trouble.
218. … Not surpassing it …
Nine in the Third: Not surpassing it but defending against it, following and now hurting it. Ominous.
219. … it. Going: danger …
Nine in the Fourth: There is no trouble. Not surpassing it but meeting it. Going: danger. One must take warning. Do not use to determine about the long-term.
220. … Dense clouds do not rain from our western …
Six in the Fifth: Dense clouds do not rain from our western suburbs. The duke shoots a stringed arrow, taking that in a pit.
Top Six: Not meeting it but surpassing it. The flying bird fastens in it. Ominous. This is called disaster and a curse.
image   Wei Ji 未濟, “Not Yet Across” (Hexagram 64)
未濟亨小狐汔濟濡其尾无攸利
初六濡其尾吝
九二曳其輪貞吉
六三未濟征凶利涉大川
221. 大國
九四貞吉悔亡震用伐鬼方三年有賞于大國
六五貞吉无悔君子之光有孚吉
上九有孚于飲酒无咎濡其首有孚失是
Not Yet Across: Receipt. The little fox completes the crossing, wetting his tail. There is nothing beneficial.
First Six: Wetting his tail. Distress.
Nine in the Second: Dragging its wheel. Determining: auspicious.
Six in the Third: Not yet across. Campaigning: ominous. Beneficial to ford the great river.
221. … great kingdom …
Nine in the Fourth: Determining: auspicious. Regrets gone. Zhen herewith attacks the Devil Country, in three years having an award in the great kingdom.
Six in the Fifth: Determining: auspicious. There are no regrets. The nobleman’s radiance. There is trust. Auspicious.
Top Nine: There is trust in drinking wine. There is no trouble. Wetting his head. There is trust losing this.