Opposition (Kuí)

Judgment

睽：小事吉。

Plain Meaning：Opposition: in small matters, fortune—seek common ground amid difference.

Image (Great Commentary)

上火下泽，睽；君子以同而异。

Line Texts

• 初九悔亡，丧马勿逐，自复；见恶人，无咎。

  Remorse gone; the lost horse returns unpursued; meeting even a bad man, no blame.

• 九二遇主于巷，无咎。

  Meeting the lord in a lane—no blame in the unexpected reconciliation.

• 六三见舆曳，其牛掣，其人天且劓，无初有终。

  The wagon dragged, the ox held, the man branded—hard beginnings, but a good end.

• 九四睽孤，遇元夫，交孚，厉无咎。

  Isolated in opposition, meeting a true companion—sincere bond; danger yet no blame.

• 六五悔亡，厥宗噬肤，往何咎。

  Remorse gone; kin united as biting soft flesh—going, what blame?

• 上九睽孤，见豕负涂，载鬼一车，先张之弧，后说之弧。匪寇婚媾，往遇雨则吉。

  Isolation breeds suspicion—a muddy pig, a cartload of ghosts; the bow drawn then lowered; not robbers but suitors—rain resolves it, fortune.

Symbolism

Fire rising, lake sinking: divergence and opposition.

Life Lesson

Amid opposition, seek unity in difference and dissolve suspicion with sincerity.

Modern Application

When at odds, rebuild trust through small acts; don’t escalate.

Words of Caution

Isolation breeds suspicion that turns allies into enemies.