旅
Lǚ · The Wanderer
A guest is judged by how they treat the house, not by how long they stay.
The judgment
旅：小亨，旅貞吉。
The wanderer. Small success. Staying true while traveling is lucky: a guest has little room, and must be careful.
Received text; plain English after the Chinese. Source: 周易經傳 (public-domain). Passage: hex56.judgment.
The image
象曰：山上有火，旅。君子以明慎用刑，而不留獄。
Fire on the mountain: the wanderer. A capable person is clear and careful in judgment, and does not let cases drag on.
Received text; plain English after the Chinese. Source: 周易經傳 (public-domain). Passage: hex56.image.
A guest is judged by how they treat the house, not by how long they stay.
The six lines
Each line is a stage, from the bottom of the hexagram to the top. Open any line to read it in plain English.
初六 旅瑣瑣，斯其所取災。 The traveler is petty and fussy. That is how they invite disaster: small behavior in a small position.
The traveler is petty and fussy. That is how they invite disaster: small behavior in a small position.
六二 旅即次，懷其資，得童僕貞。 The traveler reaches lodging, keeps their goods close, and gains a faithful servant. The basics are in place.
The traveler reaches lodging, keeps their goods close, and gains a faithful servant. The basics are in place.
九三 旅焚其次，喪其童僕，貞厲。 The traveler's lodging burns and the servant is lost. Even staying true is dangerous: a guest has no margin for a fire.
The traveler's lodging burns and the servant is lost. Even staying true is dangerous: a guest has no margin for a fire.
九四 旅於處，得其資斧，我心不快。 The traveler has a place and gets the means to act, but the heart is not glad. Having enough is not the same as belonging.
The traveler has a place and gets the means to act, but the heart is not glad. Having enough is not the same as belonging.
六五 射雉一矢亡，終以譽命。 Shooting a pheasant costs one arrow; in the end it brings praise and a mandate. Small loss, real recognition.
Shooting a pheasant costs one arrow; in the end it brings praise and a mandate. Small loss, real recognition.
上九 鳥焚其巢，旅人先笑後號啕。 喪牛於易，凶。 The bird's nest burns; the traveler laughs first and wails after. The ox is lost in the easy field: misfortune. Carelessness at the end undoes the journey.
The bird's nest burns; the traveler laughs first and wails after. The ox is lost in the easy field: misfortune. Carelessness at the end undoes the journey.