5. 需 Xū, Waiting
需：有孚，光亨，貞吉。利涉大川。
彖曰：需，須也；險在前也。剛健而不陷，其義不困窮矣。需，有孚，光亨，貞吉。位乎天位，以正中也。利涉大川，往有功也。
象曰：雲上於天，需；君子以飲食宴樂。
初九：需于郊。利用恆，無咎。
象曰：需于郊，不犯難行也。利用恆，無咎；未失常也。
九二：需于沙。小有言，終吉。
象曰：需于沙，衍在中也。雖小有言，以終吉也。
九三：需于泥，致寇至。
象曰：需于泥，災在外也。自我致寇，敬慎不敗也。
六四：需于血，出自穴。
象曰：需于血，順以聽也。
九五：需于酒食，貞吉。
象曰：酒食貞吉，以中正也。
上六：入于穴，有不速之客三人來，敬之終吉。
象曰：不速之客來，敬之終吉。雖不當位，未大失也。
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