☯️ 剝 (Bō) - Splitting Apart
Splitting Apart. It does not further one to go anywhere. - The mountain rests on the earth: the image of Splitting Apart. Thus those above can ensure their position only by giving generously to those below.
Verses
Verse 1
剝，不利有攸往
bō, bù lì yǒu yōu wǎng
Splitting Apart. It does not further one to go anywhere.
Verse 2
初六：剝床以足，蔑貞凶
chū liù: bō chuáng yǐ zú, miè zhēn xiōng
Six at the beginning: The leg of the bed is split. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
Verse 3
六二：剝床以辨，蔑貞凶
liù èr: bō chuáng yǐ biàn, miè zhēn xiōng
Six in the second place: The bed is split at the edge. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
Verse 4
六三：剝之，無咎
liù sān: bō zhī, wú jiù
Six in the third place: He splits with them. No blame.
Verse 5
六四：剝床以膚，凶
liù sì: bō chuáng yǐ fū, xiōng
Six in the fourth place: The bed is split up to the skin. Misfortune.
Verse 6
六五：貫魚以宮人寵，無不利
liù wǔ: guàn yú yǐ gōng rén chǒng, wú bù lì
Six in the fifth place: A shoal of fishes. Favor comes through the court ladies. Everything acts to further.
Verse 7
上九：碩果不食
shàng jiǔ: shuò guǒ bù shí
Nine at the top: There is a large fruit still uneaten. The superior man receives a carriage. The house of the inferior man is split apart.