Following — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
震宫Element木#17
Sui (Following) — Lake above Thunder below. Thunder enters the lake and moves with it. Adapt to the situation, follow the right path, be flexible rather than stubborn.
Line-by-Line
Line 1：官有渝，贞吉，出门交有功。 Officials change — staying upright brings good fortune. Go out and engage; accomplishments follow.
Line 2：系小子，失丈夫。 Holding the child, losing the man. Grasping the small while losing the great.
Line 3：系丈夫，失小子。随有求得，利居贞。 Holding the man, losing the child. Following has trade-offs.
Line 4：随有获，贞凶。有孚在道，以明何咎。 Following brings gains, yet staying upright carries risk. With sincerity on the path and clear judgment — what harm?
Line 5：孚于嘉，吉。 Sincerity toward the good — auspicious. Follow what is beautiful and right.
Line 6：拘系之，乃从维之，王用亨于西山。 Held fast, then released. The king sacrifices on West Mountain. From bondage to liberation — be grateful.