28. 大過 Great Exceeding

大過：棟橈，利有攸往，亨。

Dà guò: Dòng ráo, lì yǒu yōu wǎng, hēng.

The ridgepole sags. Favorable to go somewhere. Success.

大過：棟橈，利有攸往，亨。

初六：藉用白茅，无咎。

Chū liù: Jí yòng bái máo, wú jiù.

First line: A mat of white rushes beneath. No blame.

初六：藉用白茅，无咎。

九二：枯楊生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。

Jiǔ èr: Kū yáng shēng tí, lǎo fū dé qí nǚ qī, wú bù lì.

Second line: A withered willow sprouts new shoots; an old man takes a young wife. Nothing unfavorable.

九二：枯楊生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。

九三：棟橈，凶。

Jiǔ sān: Dòng ráo, xiōng.

Third line: The ridgepole sags. Misfortune.

九三：棟橈，凶。

九四：棟隆，吉；有它吝。

Jiǔ sì: Dòng lóng, jí; yǒu tā lìn.

Fourth line: The ridgepole is raised. Good fortune; other concerns bring humiliation.

九四：棟隆，吉；有它吝。

九五：枯楊生華，老婦得士夫，无咎无譽。

Jiǔ wǔ: Kū yáng shēng huá, lǎo fù dé shì fū, wú jiù wú yù.

Fifth line: A withered willow puts forth flowers; an old woman takes a young husband. No blame, no praise.

九五：枯楊生華，老婦得士夫，无咎无譽。

上六：過涉滅頂，凶，无咎。

Shàng liù: Guò shè miè dǐng, xiōng, wú jiù.

Top line: Wading too deep, the water goes over one's head. Misfortune, no blame.

上六：過涉滅頂，凶，无咎。