Zhouyi, received text. Traditional characters are retained from the electronic reference; punctuation is editorial.
A contemporary perspective
Investigate an inherited problem before repairing it. Sustainable change addresses its causes.
This is Fatefold’s original reflective interpretation, not a word-for-word translation or a classical prediction about a modern question.
Classical line statements · bottom to top
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初六 幹父之蠱。有子，考无咎，厲，終吉。
02
九二 幹母之蠱，不可貞。
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九三 幹父之蠱，小有悔，无大咎。
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六四 裕父之蠱，往見吝。
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六五 幹父之蠱，用譽。
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上九 不事王侯，高尚其事。
Read the structure
The lower trigram is Xun · Wind; the upper is Gen · Mountain. The six lines describe positions and stages within one situation, rather than six independent answers. Investigate an inherited problem before repairing it. Sustainable change addresses its causes.
The Tuan discusses the judgment through polarity, position and timing. Its conditions belong with the judgment; an isolated favorable or unfavorable word does not settle a whole situation.
Great Image · from pattern to conduct
山下有風，蠱。君子以振民育德。
The Great Image turns Work on What Has Been Spoiled into a model for conduct. Alongside divinatory language, this layer asks how to act. Consider whether your approach to work on what has been spoiled fits the actual conditions.
Line-by-line commentary
初六 · 1
幹父之蠱。有子，考无咎，厲，終吉。
《小象》：幹父之蠱，意承考也。
Repair an inherited problem without turning responsibility into blame.
The first line concerns an initial stage and its readiness.
九二 · 2
幹母之蠱，不可貞。
《小象》：幹母之蠱，得中道也。
Repair requires proportion rather than rigidity.
Line two is central within the lower trigram; consider nearby coordination. Centrality is not an automatic favorable verdict.
九三 · 3
幹父之蠱，小有悔，无大咎。
《小象》：幹父之蠱，終无咎也。
Minor regret can accompany responsible repair.
Line three ends the lower trigram and invites attention to a threshold and its pressures.
六四 · 4
裕父之蠱，往見吝。
《小象》：裕父之蠱，往未得也。
Indulgence of an old problem allows it to persist.
Line four enters the upper trigram; consider a transition of setting or responsibility.
六五 · 5
幹父之蠱，用譽。
《小象》：幹父用譽，承以德也。
Recognition can follow accountable repair.
Line five is central in the upper trigram; consider responsibility and the use of resources.
上九 · 6
不事王侯，高尚其事。
《小象》：不事王侯，志可則也。
Declining a compromised role can preserve integrity.
The top line ends this pattern; consider excess, closure and a next stage.
Relate it to your question
Separate known facts, unconfirmed information and available actions. Which part of this symbol fits, and which does not?
