7䷆師 Leadership Shī

☷地🌎 Earth
☵水🌊 Water

地中有水,師; 君子以容民畜眾。

Earth containing water: Leadership. Superior people nourish & educate people. They develop a following.

師:貞,丈人,吉无咎。

Leadership: With perseverance & a strong person, good fortune & no blame.

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大君有命, 開國承家, 小人勿用。

The great person’s ruler has a mandate, to open the state & uphold families; small people should not be used.

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田有禽, 利執言, 无咎。 長子帥師, 弟子輿尸, 貞凶。

Wild animals in the field. Beneficial to capture them; no blame. The eldest son leads the army. The younger son carries corpses. Continuing brings misfortune.

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師左次,无咎。

The troops camp on the left; no blame.

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師或輿尸,凶。

Troops carting corpses. Misfortune.

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在師中吉, 无咎, 王三錫命。

In the middle of the army. Good fortune. The ruler gives three orders.

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師出以律, 否臧凶。

Go forward in an orderly manner. Negating the good leads to misfortune.