18. 蠱 Gǔ, Repairing What Has Spoiled
蠱：元亨，利涉大川。先甲三日，後甲三日。
彖曰：蠱，剛上而柔下，巽而止，蠱。蠱，元亨，而天下治也。利涉大川，往有事也。先甲三日，後甲三日，終則有始，天行也。
象曰：山下有風，蠱；君子以振民育德。
初六：幹父之蠱，有子，考無咎，厲終吉。
象曰：幹父之蠱，意承考也。
九二：幹母之蠱，不可貞。
象曰：幹母之蠱，得中道也。
九三：幹父小有晦，無大咎。
象曰：幹父之蠱，終無咎也。
六四：裕父之蠱，往見吝。
象曰：裕父之蠱，往未得也。
六五：幹父之蠱，用譽。
象曰：幹父之蠱；承以德也。
上九：不事王侯，高尚其事。
象曰：不事王侯，志可則也。
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