30. 離 Clinging (Fire)

離：利貞，亨。畜牝牛，吉。

Lí: Lì zhēn, hēng. Chù pìn niú, jí.

Favorable perseverance. Success. Raising a cow brings good fortune.

離：利貞，亨。畜牝牛，吉。

初九：履錯然，敬之无咎。

Chū jiǔ: Lǚ cuò rán, jìng zhī wú jiù.

First line: Footsteps in confusion. Be respectful, and no blame.

初九：履錯然，敬之无咎。

六二：黃離，元吉。

Liù èr: Huáng lí, yuán jí.

Second line: Yellow brightness. Supreme good fortune.

六二：黃離，元吉。

九三：日昃之離，不鼓缶而歌，則大耋之嗟，凶。

Jiǔ sān: Rì zè zhī lí, bù gǔ fǒu ér gē, zé dà dié zhī jiē, xiōng.

Third line: The brightness of the setting sun. Not beating the pot and singing, one laments old age. Misfortune.

九三：日昃之離，不鼓缶而歌，則大耋之嗟，凶。

九四：突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如。

Jiǔ sì: Tū rú qí lái rú, fén rú, sǐ rú, qì rú.

Fourth line: Suddenly it comes — it blazes, it dies, it is cast away.

九四：突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如。

六五：出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉。

Liù wǔ: Chū tì tuó ruò, qī jiē ruò, jí.

Fifth line: Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting. Good fortune.

六五：出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉。

上九：王用出征，有嘉折首，獲匪其醜，无咎。

Shàng jiǔ: Wáng yòng chū zhēng, yǒu jiā zhé shǒu, huò fěi qí chǒu, wú jiù.

Top line: The king sends him to march forth. He wins by taking the chiefs, not their followers. No blame.

上九：王用出征，有嘉折首，獲匪其醜，无咎。