25. 无妄 Wú Wàng, No Falsehood
無妄：元，亨，利，貞。其匪正有眚，不利有攸往。
彖曰：無妄，剛自外來，而為主於內。動而健，剛中而應，大亨以正，天之命也。其匪正有眚，不利有攸往。無妄之往，何之矣？天命不佑，行矣哉？
象曰：天下雷行，物與無妄；先王以茂對時，育萬物。
初九：無妄，往吉。
象曰：無妄之往，得志也。
六二：不耕獲，不菑畬，則利有攸往。
象曰：不耕獲，未富也。
六三：無妄之災，或繫之牛，行人之得，邑人之災。
象曰：行人得牛，邑人災也。
九四：可貞，無咎。
象曰：可貞無咎，固有之也。
九五：無妄之疾，勿藥有喜。
象曰：無妄之藥，不可試也。
上九：無妄，行有眚，無攸利。
象曰：無妄之行，窮之災也。
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