#44
Gòu · Coming to Meet
Upper ☰ 乾 Heaven · Lower ☴ 巽 Wind
Judgment 卦辞
女壮，勿用取女。女壯，勿用取女。
Kau shows a female who is bold and strong. It will not be good to marry (such) a female.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
姤，遇也，柔遇刚也。勿用取女，不可与长也。天地相遇，品物咸章也。刚遇中正，天下大行也。姤之时义大矣哉！姤，遇也，柔遇剛也。勿用取女，不可與長也。天地相遇，品物咸章也。剛遇中正，天下大行也。姤之時義大矣哉！
Image 象曰
天下有风，姤；后以施命诰四方。天下有風，姤；后以施命誥四方。
上九上九
姤其角，吝，无咎。姤其角，吝，无咎。
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject receiving others on his horns. There will be occasion for regret, but there will be no error.
Line image 小象：姤其角，上穷吝也。姤其角，上窮吝也。
九五九五
以杞瓜，含章，有陨自天。以杞瓜，含章，有隕自天。
The fifth line, undivided, (shows its subject as) a medlar tree overspreading the gourd (beneath it). If he keep his brilliant qualities concealed, (a good issue) will descend (as) from Heaven.
Line image 小象：九五含章，中正也。有陨自天，志不舍命也。九五含章，中正也。有隕自天，志不舍命也。
九四九四
包无鱼，起凶。包无魚，起凶。
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject with his wallet, but no fish in it. This will give rise to evil.
Line image 小象：无鱼之凶，远民也。无魚之凶，遠民也。
九三九三
臀无肤，其行次且，厉，无大咎。臀无膚，其行次且，厲，无大咎。
The third line, undivided, shows one from whose buttocks the skin has been stripped so that he walks with difficulty. The position is perilous, but there will be no great error.
Line image 小象：其行次且，行未牵也。其行次且，行未牽也。
九二九二
包有鱼，无咎，不利宾。包有魚，无咎，不利賓。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject with a wallet of fish. There will be no error. But it will not be well to let (the subject of the first line) go forward to the guests.
Line image 小象：包有鱼，义不及宾也。包有魚，義不及賓也。
初六初六
系于金柅，贞吉，有攸往，见凶，羸豕，孚，。系于金柅，貞吉，有攸往，見凶，羸豕，孚，。
The first line, divided, shows how its subject should be kept (like a carriage) tied and fastened to a metal drag, in which case with firm correctness there will be good fortune. (But) if he move in any direction, evil will appear. He will be (like) a lean pig, which is sure to keep jumping about.
Line image 小象：系于金柅，柔道牵也。系于金柅，柔道牽也。
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