40. Xie | Release
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yin (broken)
解：利西南，无所往。其来复，吉；有攸往，夙吉。
Translation: 解 / Release: 利西南，无所往。其来复，auspicious；有攸往，夙auspicious。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Xie (Release), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
初六：无咎。
Translation: First Six: no blame。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
九二：田获三狐，得黄矢，贞吉。
Translation: Second Nine: 田获三狐，得黄矢，uprightness is auspicious。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
六三：负且乘，致寇至，贞吝。
Translation: Third Six: 负且乘，致寇至，贞regret or difficulty。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
九四：解而拇，朋至斯孚。
Translation: Fourth Nine: Draft rendering: 解而拇，朋至斯孚。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
六五：君子维有解，吉。有孚于小人。
Translation: Fifth Six: 君子维有解，auspicious。there is sincerity于小人。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “sincerity” points to trustworthiness and inner confidence; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
上六：公用射隼于高墉之上，获之，无不利。
Translation: Top Six: Draft rendering: 公用射隼于高墉之上，获之，无不利。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.