Hexagram 40, Xiè (Deliverance): Line 2
解卦九二 · 雷水解 · 中文版
九二：田获三狐，得黄矢，贞吉。
The line (Legge)
The second NINE, undivided, shows its subject catch, in hunting, three foxes, and obtain the yellow (= golden) arrows. With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
Small Image commentary
'The good fortune springing from the firm correctness of the second NINE, (undivided),' is due to its subject holding the due mean.
象曰：九二贞吉，得中道也。
In plain words
In the field one catches three foxes and gets a yellow arrow: steadfastness brings good fortune. The foxes stand for petty people or hidden dangers; yellow is the colour of the centre, and the arrow stands for straightness. The second line is strong and central, corresponds to the fifth, and removes hidden dangers without losing its balance. The Small Image says it has found the middle way.
Applying it to your situation
If you need to clear away some hidden problems, this line suggests using straight, measured means. Which "foxes" need dealing with now?
Position
A solid (yang) line in the second place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is not in its proper place. It holds the centre of the lower trigram. Its partner is line 5; one is yin and the other yang, so they respond to each other.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Xiè changes into Hexagram 16 Yù (Enthusiasm). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·解之豫.
The hexagram
Hexagram 40 Xiè (Deliverance). The Judgment: 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.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.