**Hexagram 56: The Wanderer (Lü)** *Upper trigram: Li (Fire) · Lower trigram: Gen (Mountain) · Hexagram 56* **Hexagram Judgment** Small success. Perseverance brings good fortune to the wanderer. **Line Statements** - **First line:** The wanderer is petty and fussy—this brings trouble upon himself. - **Second line:** The wanderer finds shelter, carries his wealth, and gains a loyal young servant. - **Third line:** The wanderer’s lodging burns down, he loses his loyal servant—danger. - **Fourth line:** The wanderer finds a place to stay, obtains money and tools, but his heart is not at ease. - **Fifth line:** He shoots a pheasant but loses one arrow—in the end, he gains praise and a title. - **Top line:** The bird’s nest is burned; the wanderer first laughs, then wails. He loses his ox in the open country—misfortune.