䷽ 雷山小過

飛鳥以凶。

象曰：飛鳥以凶，不可如何也。

The bird flies upward against the current. Misfortune — in a time of small excess one should not go up.

過其祖，遇其妣；不及其君，遇其臣；无咎。

象曰：不及其君，臣不可過也。

Passing by the grandfather and meeting the grandmother; not reaching the ruler and meeting the minister — keeping to one's place and not overstepping. No blame.

弗過防之，從或戕之，凶。

象曰：從或戕之，凶如何也。

Taking no precautions, and what follows may be an injury. Misfortune.

无咎，弗過遇之。往厲必戒，勿用永貞。

象曰：弗過遇之，位不當也。往厲必戒，終不可長也。

No blame. Meeting things just as they should be met, without excess. To go forward carries danger and calls for caution; do not persist in it for long.

密云不雨，自我西郊，公弋取彼在穴。

象曰：密云不雨，已上也。

Dense clouds and no rain, coming from our western outskirts. The duke shoots with a corded arrow and takes what is in the burrow — seeking the worthy among those in retirement.

弗遇過之，飛鳥離之，凶，是謂災眚。

象曰：弗遇過之，已亢也。

Not meeting but passing beyond — excess upon excess. The bird flies far off. Misfortune; this is what is called calamity.