雷山小过 · Legge: Hsiao Kwo · Thunder above, Mountain below
Slightly too far: small affairs and not great ones, and descending is better than ascending.
Xiǎo Guò. There will be progress and attainment. But it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. What the name denotes may be done in small affairs, but not in great affairs. It is like the notes that come down from a bird on the wing; to descend is better than to ascend. There will in this way be great good fortune.
Hsiao Kwo indicates that (in the circumstances which it implies) there will be progress and attainment. But it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. (What the name denotes) may be done in small affairs, but not in great affairs. (It is like) the notes that come down from a bird on the wing;-to descend is better than to ascend. There will (in this way) be great good fortune.
LXII. (The trigram representing) a hill and that for thunder above it form Hsiao Kwo. The superior man, in accordance with this, in his conduct exceeds in humility, in mourning exceeds in sorrow, and in his expenditure exceeds in economy.
山上有雷，小过；君子以行过乎恭，丧过乎哀，用过乎俭。
The first line, divided, suggests a bird flying, till the issue is evil.
The first six, divided, suggests (the idea of) a bird flying, (and ascending) till the issue is evil.
The second line, divided, shows its subject passing by his grandfather, and meeting with his grandmother; not attempting anything against his ruler, but meeting him as his minister. There will be no error.
The second six, divided, shows its subject passing by his grandfather, and meeting with his grandmother; not attempting anything against his ruler, but meeting him as his minister. There will be no error.
The third line, undivided, shows its subject taking no extraordinary precautions against danger; and some in consequence finding opportunity to assail and injure him. There will be evil.
The third nine, undivided, shows its subject taking no extraordinary precautions against danger; and some in consequence finding opportunity to assail and injure him. There will be evil.
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject falling into no error, but meeting, without exceeding. If he go forward, there will be peril, and he must be cautious. There is no occasion to be using firmness perpetually.
The fourth nine, undivided, shows its subject falling into no error, but meeting (the exigency of his situation), without exceeding (in his natural course). If he go forward, there will be peril, and he must be cautious. There is no occasion to be using firmness perpetually.
The fifth line, divided, of dense clouds, but no rain, coming from our borders in the west. It also the prince shooting his arrow, and taking the bird in a cave.
The fifth six, divided, (suggests the idea) of dense clouds, but no rain, coming from our borders in the west. It also (shows) the prince shooting his arrow, and taking the bird in a cave.
The sixth line, divided, shows its subject not meeting, and exceeding. A bird flying far aloft. There will be evil. The case is what is called one of calamity and self produced injury.
The sixth six, divided, shows its subject not meeting (the exigency of his situation), and exceeding (his proper course). (It suggests the idea of) a bird flying far aloft. There will be evil. The case is what is called one of calamity and self produced injury.
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