Bo · Splitting Apart

Judgment

不利有攸往。

It does not favour undertaking anything.

The Chinese above is the received classical text. The English below it is a plain-language rendering written for this site — not a scholarly translation. The classical wording is terse and genuinely open to more than one reading, so where interpretations diverge we follow the mainstream one.

The Image (Da Xiang)

山附于地，剥，上以厚下安宅。

高山依附于大地，逐渐剥落，这是剥卦，衰败剥落的卦象，在上者应当厚待基层，以安定根本。

The Six Lines

• First line剥床以足，蔑贞凶。初六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line剥床以辨，蔑贞凶。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line剥之，无咎。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line剥床以肤，凶。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line贯鱼，以宫人宠，无不利。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line硕果不食，君子得舆，小人剥庐。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Very Inauspicious

Tendency: Erosion; supportive structures are falling away.

Guidance: Do not resist head-on. Withdraw, conserve, and preserve what matters most.

This section is editorial reflection written for this site, not classical commentary. Hexagram qualities are not fixed outcomes — context and response matter more than the label. For cultural reflection only; not a basis for any decision.