**䷧ Xie (Deliverance) · Hexagram 40** Upper trigram: Zhen (Thunder) · Lower trigram: Kan (Water) · Hexagram 40 **Hexagram Judgment** Favorable in the southwest. If there is nowhere to go, it is auspicious to return. If there is somewhere to go, it is auspicious to act early. **Line Statements** First line: No blame. Second line: In the hunt, capture three foxes and obtain a yellow arrow. Perseverance brings good fortune. Third line: Carrying a burden while riding in a carriage invites robbers. Perseverance leads to regret. Fourth line: Deliverance from the big toe. Then a friend comes with sincerity. Fifth line: The noble person achieves deliverance. Good fortune. He shows sincerity to the petty person. Top line: The duke shoots a hawk on a high wall and captures it. Nothing unfavorable. Source: Public domain · Return to the directory of the sixty-four hexagrams