38. Kui | Opposition
- Line 1 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
睽：小事吉。
Translation: 睽 / Opposition: 小事auspicious。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Kui (Opposition), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
初九：悔亡，丧马勿逐，自复。见恶人，无咎。
Translation: First Nine: regret disappears，丧马勿逐，自复。见恶人，no blame。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success; “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
九二：遇主于巷，无咎。
Translation: Second Nine: 遇主于巷，no blame。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
六三：见舆曳，其牛掣，其人天且劓，无初有终。
Translation: Third Six: Draft rendering: 见舆曳，其牛掣，其人天且劓，无初有终。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
九四：睽孤，遇元夫，交孚，厉无咎。
Translation: Fourth Nine: 睽孤，遇元夫，交孚，danger; be vigilantno blame。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success; “danger” calls for vigilance.
六五：悔亡。厥宗噬肤，往何咎。
Translation: Fifth Six: regret disappears。厥宗噬肤，往何咎。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
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。
Translation: Top Nine: 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auspicious。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.