25. 无妄 Innocence (The Unexpected)

无妄：元亨，利貞。其匪正有眚，不利有攸往。

Wú wàng: Yuán hēng, lì zhēn. Qí fěi zhèng yǒu shěng, bù lì yǒu yōu wǎng.

Supreme success, favorable perseverance. If one is not upright, there is harm; not favorable to go anywhere.

无妄：元亨，利貞。其匪正有眚，不利有攸往。

初九：无妄，往吉。

Chū jiǔ: Wú wàng, wǎng jí.

First line: Without falsehood, going brings good fortune.

初九：无妄，往吉。

六二：不耕獲，不菑畬，則利有攸往。

Liù èr: Bù gēng huò, bù zāi shē, zé lì yǒu yōu wǎng.

Second line: Reaping without plowing, harvesting without clearing: then it is favorable to go somewhere.

六二：不耕獲，不菑畬，則利有攸往。

六三：无妄之災，或繫之牛，行人之得，邑人之災。

Liù sān: Wú wàng zhī zāi, huò xì zhī niú, xíng rén zhī dé, yì rén zhī zāi.

Third line: Undeserved misfortune: someone ties up an ox — the passer-by's gain is the townsman's loss.

六三：无妄之災，或繫之牛，行人之得，邑人之災。

九四：可貞，无咎。

Jiǔ sì: Kě zhēn, wú jiù.

Fourth line: One can persevere. No blame.

九四：可貞，无咎。

九五：无妄之疾，勿藥有喜。

Jiǔ wǔ: Wú wàng zhī jí, wù yào yǒu xǐ.

Fifth line: An illness not of one's making: take no medicine, and there will be joy.

九五：无妄之疾，勿藥有喜。

上九：无妄，行有眚，无攸利。

Shàng jiǔ: Wú wàng, xíng yǒu shěng, wú yōu lì.

Top line: Without falsehood, yet acting brings harm. Nothing favorable.

上九：无妄，行有眚，无攸利。