Hexagram 17: Following
Statement: Following what is great, smooth, gainful, and pure. No fault.
Top trigram: Lake
Bottom trigram: Thunder
Hexagram Number: 17
Hexagram Name: Following
Line 1 comment: The standards of excellence are altered. Pure fortune. Go out of the gate to meet others and there will be merit.
Line 2 comment: Binding to the child loses the man.
Line 3 comment: Binding to the man loses the child. Follow and seeking will bring achievement. Gain by dwelling stoutly.
Line 4 comment: Follow and there will be capture-but this is a sign of misfortune. Put your confidence in the Way and you will understand. Then, how can there be fault?
Line 5 comment: Confidence in excellence. Fortune.
Line 6 comment: Adhering and binding to make following hold fast. The king makes offering on West Mountain.
The image Thunder over the middle of the lake: following. The noble one at sunset goes into a house to rest.