Zhouyi, received text. Traditional characters are retained from the electronic reference; punctuation is editorial.
A contemporary perspective
Different perspectives can coexist. Begin with a small shared task rather than total agreement.
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
01
初九 悔亡，喪馬，勿逐，自復。見惡人，无咎。
02
九二 遇主于巷，无咎。
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六三 見輿曳，其牛掣，其人天且劓，无初有終。
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九四 睽孤，遇元夫。交孚，厲无咎。
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六五 悔亡。厥宗噬膚，往何咎。
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上九 睽孤，見豕負塗，載鬼一車，先張之弧，後說之弧，匪寇婚媾。往，遇雨則吉。
Read the structure
The lower trigram is Dui · Lake; the upper is Li · Fire. The six lines describe positions and stages within one situation, rather than six independent answers. Different perspectives can coexist. Begin with a small shared task rather than total agreement.
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
上火下澤，睽，君子以同而異。
The Great Image turns Opposition into a model for conduct. Alongside divinatory language, this layer asks how to act. Consider whether your approach to opposition fits the actual conditions.
Line-by-line commentary
初九 · 1
悔亡，喪馬，勿逐，自復。見惡人，无咎。
《小象》：見惡人，以辟咎也。
A lost connection need not be pursued compulsively.
The first line concerns an initial stage and its readiness.
九二 · 2
遇主于巷，无咎。
《小象》：遇主于巷，未失道也。
Informal contact can open a blocked conversation.
Line two is central within the lower trigram; consider nearby coordination. Centrality is not an automatic favorable verdict.
六三 · 3
見輿曳，其牛掣，其人天且劓，无初有終。
《小象》：見輿曳，位不當也，无初有終，遇剛也。
A constrained beginning need not decide the whole course.
Line three ends the lower trigram and invites attention to a threshold and its pressures.
九四 · 4
睽孤，遇元夫。交孚，厲无咎。
《小象》：交孚无咎，志行也。
Trustworthy companionship can lessen isolation.
Line four enters the upper trigram; consider a transition of setting or responsibility.
六五 · 5
悔亡。厥宗噬膚，往何咎。
《小象》：厥宗噬膚，往有慶也。
A useful connection can help remove an obstacle.
Line five is central in the upper trigram; consider responsibility and the use of resources.
上九 · 6
睽孤，見豕負塗，載鬼一車，先張之弧，後說之弧，匪寇婚媾。往，遇雨則吉。
《小象》：遇雨之吉，群疑亡也。
A threatening appearance may be misread; verify before attacking.
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?
