62. 小過 Xiǎo Guò, Small Excess
小過：亨，利貞，可小事，不可大事。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上宜下，大吉。
彖曰：小過，小者過而亨也。過以利貞，與時行也。柔得中，是以小事吉也。剛失位而不中，是以不可大事也。有飛鳥之象焉，有飛鳥遺之音，不宜上宜下，大吉；上逆而下順也。
象曰：山上有雷，小過；君子以行過乎恭，喪過乎哀，用過乎儉。
初六：飛鳥以凶。
象曰：飛鳥以凶，不可如何也。
六二：過其祖，遇其妣；不及其君，遇其臣；無咎。
象曰：不及其君，臣不可過也。
九三：弗過防之，從或戕之，凶。
象曰：從或戕之，凶如何也。
九四：無咎，弗過遇之。往厲必戒，勿用永貞。
象曰：弗過遇之，位不當也。往厲必戒，終不可長也。
六五：密雲不雨，自我西郊，公弋取彼在穴。
象曰：密雲不雨，已上也。
上六：弗遇過之，飛鳥離之，凶，是謂災眚。
象曰：弗遇過之，已亢也。
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