62. 小過 Small Exceeding

小過：亨，利貞，可小事，不可大事。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上，宜下，大吉。

Xiǎo guò: Hēng, lì zhēn, kě xiǎo shì, bù kě dà shì. Fēi niǎo yí zhī yīn, bù yí shàng, yí xià, dà jí.

Success. Favorable perseverance. Small matters can be done, not great ones. The flying bird leaves its call behind: not fitting to go up, fitting to stay down. Great good fortune.

小過：亨，利貞，可小事，不可大事。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上，宜下，大吉。

初六：飛鳥以凶。

Chū liù: Fēi niǎo yǐ xiōng.

First line: The bird flies, and so meets misfortune.

初六：飛鳥以凶。

六二：過其祖，遇其妣；不及其君，遇其臣；无咎。

Liù èr: Guò qí zǔ, yù qí bǐ; bù jí qí jūn, yù qí chén; wú jiù.

Second line: Passing the grandfather, meeting the grandmother; not reaching the lord, meeting the minister. No blame.

六二：過其祖，遇其妣；不及其君，遇其臣；无咎。

九三：弗過防之，從或戕之，凶。

Jiǔ sān: Fú guò fáng zhī, cóng huò qiāng zhī, xiōng.

Third line: Not guarding beyond the usual, someone may strike from behind. Misfortune.

九三：弗過防之，從或戕之，凶。

九四：无咎，弗過遇之。往厲必戒，勿用永貞。

Jiǔ sì: Wú jiù, fú guò yù zhī. Wǎng lì bì jiè, wù yòng yǒng zhēn.

Fourth line: No blame. Not passing, he meets it. Going on is dangerous; be on guard. Do not hold to lasting perseverance.

九四：无咎，弗過遇之。往厲必戒，勿用永貞。

六五：密雲不雨，自我西郊，公弋取彼在穴。

Liù wǔ: Mì yún bù yǔ, zì wǒ xī jiāo, gōng yì qǔ bǐ zài xué.

Fifth line: Dense clouds, no rain, from our western outskirts. The duke shoots and takes the one in the cave.

六五：密雲不雨，自我西郊，公弋取彼在穴。

上六：弗遇過之，飛鳥離之，凶，是謂災眚。

Shàng liù: Fú yù guò zhī, fēi niǎo lí zhī, xiōng, shì wèi zāi shěng.

Top line: Not meeting, he passes by; the flying bird is caught in the net. Misfortune; this is called disaster.

上六：弗遇過之，飛鳥離之，凶，是謂災眚。