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吉。原筮，元永贞，无咎。不宁方来，后夫凶。
比象征亲密结盟。大吉。须经多维复盘审视（原筮），确立经得起长线考验的底层契约与核心价值观（元永贞），方无灾祸。原本观望不安的势力纷纷赶来依附（不宁方来）；错失最佳合作窗口的迟到者（后夫），终被边缘化而遇凶。
初六 有孚比之，无咎。有孚盈缶，终来有它，吉。
六二 比之自内，贞吉。
六三 比之匪人。
六四 外比之，贞吉。
九五 显比。王用三驱，失前禽，邑人不诫，吉。
上六 比之无首，凶。
吉。原筮，元永贞，无咎。不宁方来，后夫凶。
Good fortune favors alliance. Examine yourself honestly and repeatedly: do you truly carry greatness of spirit, lasting integrity, and firm resolve? If so, there is no fault. Those still hesitant will come around in time, but whoever arrives only after the moment has passed meets misfortune.
Initial Six: Commit to this alliance with real sincerity from the start -- there's no fault in that. Like an earthen jar filled right to the brim with genuine trust, unexpected good fortune eventually flows in from outside.
Six in the second: Bond formed on genuine inner alignment, not outside pressure -- holding to it steadily brings good fortune.
Six in the third: Aligning yourself with people who don't deserve that trust.
Six in the fourth: Reaching outward to form this bond, and holding to it steadily, brings good fortune.
Nine in the fifth: This alliance stands out in the open for everyone to see -- like a king who beats the bush on only three sides and deliberately lets the game escape straight ahead, his own people need no warning to trust him. Good fortune.
Six at the top: Trying to hold this together with no one actually leading it ends badly.