44. 姤 Gòu, Encounter
姤：女壯，勿用取女。
彖曰：姤，遇也，柔遇剛也。勿用取女，不可與長也。天地相遇，品物咸章也。剛遇中正，天下大行也。姤之時義大矣哉！
象曰：天下有風，姤；后以施命誥四方。
初六：繫于金柅，貞吉，有攸往，見凶，羸豕孚蹢躅。
象曰：繫于金柅，柔道牽也。
九二：包有魚，無咎，不利賓。
象曰：包有魚，義不及賓也。
九三：臀無膚，其行次且，厲，無大咎。
象曰：其行次且，行未牽也。
九四：包無魚，起凶。
象曰：無魚之凶，遠民也。
九五：以杞包瓜，含章，有隕自天。
象曰：九五含章，中正也。有隕自天，志不舍命也。
上九：姤其角，吝，無咎。
象曰：姤其角，上窮吝也。
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