赦過宥罪，動而免乎險
Judgment and its commentary
先讀經文，再讀《彖傳》如何解釋卦辭。Read the received text first, then its Tuan commentary.
解：利西南，無所往，其來復吉。有攸往，夙吉。
解卦——利於往西南。如果無所前往，則來復（回歸常軌）吉；如果有所前往，則趁早前往則吉。紓解之時，行之要快。
In (the state indicated by) Jie advantage will be found in the south-west. If no (further) operations be called for, there will be good fortune in coming back (to the old conditions). If some operations be called for, there will be good fortune in the early conducting of them.
解，險以動，動而免乎險，解。解利西南，往得眾也。其來復吉，乃得中也。有攸往夙吉，往有功也。天地解而雷雨作，雷雨作而百果草木皆甲坼，解之時大矣哉！
解卦：險中而動，動而免於險——這就是解。「利西南」是因為前往得眾。「來復吉」是因為得中道。「有攸往夙吉」是因為前往有功。天地解開而雷雨作，雷雨作而百果草木都破殼而出——解的時機真大啊！
In Jie we have peril and the action to escape from it. Heaven and Earth open out from each other, and we have thunder and rain. When these come, the budding fruits and vegetables all burst forth from the ground.
Great Image Commentary
上下卦取象 → 全卦成象 → 人事取法Trigrams → whole image → conduct
雷雨作，解
(The trigram for) thunder and that for rain (with the latter ascending up to the former) form Jie.
君子以赦過宥罪。
The superior man, in accordance with this, forgives errors, and deals gently with crimes.
雷雨並作——解之象。君子由此體會：要赦免過錯、寬宥罪行。紓解之時當寬而非嚴。
本站導讀，不屬《大象傳》原文；用來預覽本卦六爻由初至上的意象變化。An editorial preview of the six line images, not part of the Great Image Commentary.
無咎。
無咎。剛紓解之初，柔得位，無事。
The first SIX shows that its subject will commit no error.
剛柔之際，義無咎也。
剛柔交接之時，理當無咎。
田獲三狐，得黃矢，貞吉。
田獵獲三狐——得黃色之箭（中正之器），守正則吉。剛中得位，能除惡而不偏。
The second NINE shows its subject catch, in hunting, three foxes, and obtain the yellow (golden) arrows. With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
九二貞吉，得中道也。
九二之貞吉，是得中道。
負且乘，致寇至，貞吝。
背著貨物還乘車（不當位）——招來盜寇，守此吝。陰柔小人據於剛位，反招災。
The third SIX shows a porter with his burden, (yet) riding in a carriage. He will (only) tempt robbers to attack him. However firm and correct he may try to be, there will be cause for regret.
負且乘，亦可醜也。自我致戎，又誰咎也。
背物又乘車，是可恥之象。自招賊寇，怪誰呢？
解而拇，朋至斯孚。
解開你的腳趾（去掉小人之牽連）——朋友到了則有信。
The fourth NINE shows its subject removing toes from his foot. (But) friends will come, between him and whom there will be mutual confidence.
解而拇，未當位也。
解開腳趾，是因為位置未當。
君子維有解，吉。有孚于小人。
君子能解之——吉。對小人也有信實之德。柔在尊位，能寬能嚴。
The fifth SIX shows its subject, the superior man, executing his function of removing (whatever is injurious to the idea of the hexagram). There will be good fortune. He shows the reality of what he does to the small men.
君子有解，小人退也。
君子能解之，小人自退。
公用射隼，于高墉之上，獲之，無不利。
公侯用箭射高墉之上的猛禽——射中之，無不利。最後解除大障——射隼即除惡之象。
The topmost SIX shows a (feudal) prince (with his bow) shooting at a falcon on the top of a high wall, and capturing it. (The effect of his action) will be in every way advantageous.
公用射隼，以解悖也。
公射隼，是解除悖逆。
To release, untie, loosen — the knot coming undone, the crisis dispersing.
Early, prompt — act without delay, before the danger grows back.
Seed casings splitting open — sprouts bursting out after thunder and rain.
To pardon, deal leniently with — the generous half of the cleanup.
The yellow (bronze) arrow — emblem of the central, upright instrument.
The big toe — figure for a petty attachment that must be cut loose.
Falcon, bird of prey — figure for the chief malefactor.
High wall — the falcon's perch, i.e. the evildoer's elevated position.
