DIANJI · 典籍
冲突·诉讼·和为贵
有孚，窒惕，中吉，终凶。利见大人，不利涉大川。
讼象征争端冲突。虽自信占理，但敌意环境中信息传导已被阻塞（窒），须高度戒备。半途和解、及时止损为吉；意气死磕到底，终局必凶。宜寻中立权威仲裁（利见大人），绝不宜启动高风险新项目（不利涉大川）。
初六 不永所事，小有言，终吉。
九二 不克讼，归而逋其邑三百户，无眚。
六三 食旧德，贞厉，终吉。或从王事，无成。
九四 不克讼，复即命，渝安贞，吉。
九五 讼，元吉。
上九 或锡之鞶带，终朝三褫之。
有孚，窒惕，中吉，终凶。利见大人，不利涉大川。
Sincerity meets resistance and a wary heart. Stopping partway through the dispute brings good fortune; pushing the fight all the way to its conclusion brings misfortune. Seeking counsel from a person of real judgment helps; venturing across the great river does not.
Initial Six: Refuse to let the dispute drag on. There may be some grumbling, but things still land well in the end.
Nine in the second: Recognizing the fight is unwinnable, pull back and yield instead of pressing it -- and the whole community, three hundred households strong, is spared the fallout.
Six in the third: Living on what one has already earned, holding steady through danger, brings good fortune in the end. Even if called to serve in a superior's affairs, claim no credit for the outcome.
Nine in the fourth: Realizing there's no winning this fight, come back and accept how things stand -- shift your whole attitude, and staying steady from there brings good fortune.
Nine in the fifth: The dispute reaches a fair, final ruling -- the best possible outcome.
Nine at the top: One is awarded a leather belt; before the morning ends it is snatched away three times.