☶山🏔 Mountain
☷地🌎 Earth
山附地上,剝; 上以厚下,安宅。
Mountain rests on earth: Splitting Apart. Those above secure their position by giving generously to those below.
剝: 不利有攸往。
Splitting Apart: Not advantageous to undertake anything.
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碩果不食, 君子得輿, 小人剝廬。
A large fruit uneaten. Superior people receive a carriage. The house of inferior people is split apart.
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貫魚,以宮人寵, 无不利。
A string of fishes: High favor enjoyed by palace maids. Everything is favorable.
Line 4
剝床以膚,凶。
The bed is split up to the mattress. Misfortune.
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剝之,无咎。
Splitting apart, without blame.
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剝床以辨, 蔑貞凶。
The bed’s frame is split. Perseverance would lead to destruction. Misfortune.
Line 1
剝床以足, 蔑貞凶。
The bed’s legs are split. Perseverance would lead to destruction. Misfortune.