54. 歸妹 Guī Mèi, The Younger Bride
歸妹：征凶，無攸利。
彖曰：歸妹，天地之大義也。天地不交，而萬物不興，歸妹人之終始也。說以動，所歸妹也。征凶，位不當也。無攸利，柔乘剛也。
象曰：澤上有雷，歸妹；君子以永終知敝。
初九：歸妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。
象曰：歸妹以娣，以恆也。跛能履吉，相承也。
九二：眇能視，利幽人之貞。
象曰：利幽人之貞，未變常也。
六三：歸妹以須，反歸以娣。
象曰：歸妹以須，未當也。
九四：歸妹愆期，遲歸有時。
象曰：愆期之志，有待而行也。
六五：帝乙歸妹，其君之袂，不如其娣之袂良，月幾望，吉。
象曰：帝乙歸妹，不如其娣之袂良也。其位在中，以貴行也。
上六：女承筐無實，士刲羊無血，無攸利。
象曰：上六無實，承虛筐也。
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