6. 訟 Sòng, Conflict
訟：有孚，窒。惕中吉。終凶。利見大人，不利涉大川。
彖曰：訟，上剛下險，險而健，訟。訟有孚窒，惕中吉，剛來而得中也。
終凶；訟不可成也。利見大人；尚中正也。不利涉大川；入于淵也。
象曰：天與水違行，訟；君子以作事謀始。
初六：不永所事，小有言，終吉。
象曰：不永所事，訟不可長也。雖有小言，其辯明也。
九二：不克訟，歸而逋，其邑人三百戶，無眚。
象曰：不克訟，歸逋竄也。自下訟上，患至掇也。
六三：食舊德，貞厲，終吉，或從王事，無成。
象曰：食舊德，從上吉也。
九四：不克訟，復即命，渝安貞，吉。
象曰：復即命，渝安貞；不失也。
九五：訟元吉。
象曰：訟元吉，以中正也。
上九：或錫之鞶帶，終朝三褫之。
象曰：以訟受服，亦不足敬也。
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