43. 夬 Resoluteness (Breakthrough)

夬：揚于王庭，孚號，有厲，告自邑，不利即戎，利有攸往。

Guài: Yáng yú wáng tíng, fú hào, yǒu lì, gào zì yì, bù lì jí róng, lì yǒu yōu wǎng.

Proclaim it at the king's court; call out in sincerity — there is danger. Inform your own city; not favorable to take up arms. Favorable to go somewhere.

夬：揚于王庭，孚號，有厲，告自邑，不利即戎，利有攸往。

初九：壯于前趾，往不勝為咎。

Chū jiǔ: Zhuàng yú qián zhǐ, wǎng bù shèng wèi jiù.

First line: Strength in the forward toes. Going without winning is a fault.

初九：壯于前趾，往不勝為咎。

九二：惕號，莫夜有戎，勿恤。

Jiǔ èr: Tì hào, mò yè yǒu róng, wù xù.

Second line: Alarmed cries; armed men at night. Do not worry.

九二：惕號，莫夜有戎，勿恤。

九三：壯于頄，有凶。君子夬夬，獨行，遇雨，若濡，有慍，无咎。

Jiǔ sān: Zhuàng yú kuí, yǒu xiōng. Jūn zǐ guài guài, dú xíng, yù yǔ, ruò rú, yǒu yùn, wú jiù.

Third line: Strength in the cheekbones brings misfortune. The noble one is firmly resolved; walking alone, he meets rain and gets wet. There is resentment, but no blame.

九三：壯于頄，有凶。君子夬夬，獨行，遇雨，若濡，有慍，无咎。

九四：臀无膚，其行次且。牽羊悔亡，聞言不信。

Jiǔ sì: Tún wú fū, qí xíng cì qiě. Qiān yáng huǐ wáng, wén yán bù xìn.

Fourth line: No skin on the buttocks; walking is hard. Led like a sheep, regret would vanish, but hearing these words he does not believe them.

九四：臀无膚，其行次且。牽羊悔亡，聞言不信。

九五：莧陸夬夬，中行无咎。

Jiǔ wǔ: Xiàn lù guài guài, zhōng háng wú jiù.

Fifth line: Uprooting weeds with firm resolve. Walking the middle way: no blame.

九五：莧陸夬夬，中行无咎。

上六：无號，終有凶。

Shàng liù: Wú hào, zhōng yǒu xiōng.

Top line: No cry of warning. Misfortune in the end.

上六：无號，終有凶。