有孚,窒,惕,中吉,终凶。利见大人,不利涉大川。
Sung intimates how, though there is sincerity in one’s contention, he will yet meet with opposition and obstruction; but if he cherish an apprehensive caution, there will be good fortune, while, if he must prosecute the contention to the (bitter) end, there will be evil. It will be advantageous to see the great man; it will not be advantageous to cross the great stream.
窒谓窒塞也。皆惕,然后可以获中吉。
正义曰:窒,塞也。惕,惧也。凡讼者,物有不和,情相乖争而致其讼。凡讼之体,不可妄兴,必有信实,被物止塞,而能惕惧,中道而止,乃得吉也。 正义曰:「终凶」者,讼不可长,若终竟讼事,虽复窒惕,亦有凶也。「利见大人」者,物既有讼,须大人决之,故「利见大人」也。「不利涉大川」者,以讼不可长,若以讼而往涉危难,必有祸患,故「不利涉大川」。