第7卦 · 地水师

贞，丈人，吉，无咎。
师象征军队与统帅。动用组织核心刚性资源，目的须具底层正义（贞），且须任用德高望重、经验老到的『绝对指挥官』（丈人）行中央集权式统帅，方得吉而无咎。
初六 师出以律，否臧凶。
九二 在师中，吉，无咎，王三锡命。
六三 师或舆尸，凶。
六四 师左次，无咎。
六五 田有禽，利执言，无咎。长子帅师，弟子舆尸，贞凶。
上六 大君有命，开国承家，小人勿用。

贞，丈人，吉，无咎。
Mobilizing collective force demands firm resolve and a seasoned commander at its head. This brings good fortune and no fault.
Initial Six: A mobilized force has to move under real discipline from the start -- if that order breaks down, disaster is bound to follow.
Nine in the second: Standing right in the thick of it alongside the troops -- good fortune, no fault, and recognition from the highest authority follows, more than once.
Six in the third: The campaign may well end with the wagons hauling home the dead instead of victory -- misfortune.
Six in the fourth: Pulling the force back to a safer position draws no fault at all.
Six in the fifth: There's real quarry in the field, and going after it is justified -- no fault there. Put the seasoned veteran in command; hand it to the untested junior instead, and even firm resolve ends in disaster.
Six at the top: The ruler now issues the victory orders -- founding new territories, granting estates to loyal houses. But those of poor character must never be handed a seat in that new order.