49. 革 Gé, Revolution
革：己日乃孚，元亨利貞，悔亡。
彖曰：革，水火相息，二女同居，其志不相得，曰革。己日乃孚；革而信也。文明以說，大亨以正，革而當，其悔乃亡。天地革而四時成，湯武革命，順乎天而應乎人，革之時義大矣哉！
象曰：澤中有火，革；君子以治歷明時。
初九：鞏用黃牛之革。
象曰：鞏用黃牛，不可以有為也。
六二：己日乃革之，征吉，無咎。
象曰：己日革之，行有嘉也。
九三：征凶，貞厲，革言三就，有孚。
象曰：革言三就，又何之矣。
九四：悔亡，有孚改命，吉。
象曰：改命之吉，信志也。
九五：大人虎變，未占有孚。
象曰：大人虎變，其文炳也。
上六：君子豹變，小人革面，征凶，居貞吉。
象曰：君子豹變，其文蔚也。小人革面，順以從君也。
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