Hexagram 40 · 解 xiè

Untangling · line 5

六五:君子維有解,吉,有孚于小人。

The fifth line, divided, shows (its subject) the superior man (= the ruler), executing his function of removing (whatever is injurious to the idea of the hexagram), in which case there will be good fortune, and confidence in him will be shown even by the small men.

James Legge, 1882

Hexagram 40 Untangling · Judgement

解:利西南。无所往,其來復吉;有攸往,夙吉。

In (the state indicated by) Kieh 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.

James Legge, 1882