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小忿小惩，必至争长竞短；大亏既负，宁不诉枉申冤? 欲定输赢，须详世应? 应乃对头，要休囚死绝；世为自己，宜帝旺长生? 相冲相克乃是欺凌之象，相生相合终成和好之情? 世应比和官鬼动，恐公家捉打官司；卦爻安静子孙兴，喜亲友劝和公事?
世空则我欲息争，应动则他多机变? 间伤世位，须防硬证同谋；鬼克间爻，且喜有司明见? 身乃根因事体，空则情虚；父为案卷文书，伏须未就? 鬼作问官，克应则他遭杖责；日为书吏，伤身则我受刑名? 逢财则理真气壮，遇兄则财散人离?
世入墓爻，难免狱囚之系；官逢太岁，必非州县之词? 内外有官，事涉一司终不了；上下有父，词兴两度始能成? 官父两强，词状表章皆准理；妻财一动，申呈诉告总徒劳? 父旺官衰，雀角鼠牙之讼；变衰动旺，虎头蛇尾之人? 世若逢生，当有贵人倚靠；应衰无助，必无奸恶刁唆?
无合无生总旺，如何独脚虎；有刑有克逢空，空效缩头龟? 兄在间中，事必干众；父临应上，使欲兴词? 父动而官化福爻，事将成而偶逢兜欢；父空而身临刑煞，词未准而先被笞刑? 妻动生官，须用赀财瞩托；世兴变鬼，必因官讼亡身? 子在身边，到底不能结证；官伏世下，讼根犹未芟除?
墓逢日德刑冲，目下即当出狱；岁挈福神生合，狱中必遇天恩? 若问罪名，须详官鬼；要知消散，当看子孙? 卦象既成，胜负了然明白；讼庭一部，是非判若昭彰?
Overall Paraphrased Translation
Minor friction can escalate into disputes, and suffering a significant loss naturally leads to filing grievances. To predict the outcome of a lawsuit, one must carefully analyze the relationship between the Self Line and the Corresponding Line: the Corresponding Line represents the opposing party and is best when weak and lacking vitality 🌱; the Self Line represents oneself and is best when strong and vigorous 🔥. Clashing or overcoming between the Self and Corresponding Lines indicates confrontation and oppression, while mutual generation or harmony suggests the possibility of reaching a settlement 🤝. If the Self and Corresponding Lines are balanced but the Officer Ghost Line moves, one must guard against official intervention; if the hexagram lines are quiet while the Offspring Line is prosperous, it is favorable for mediation by relatives or friends to settle the dispute.
An empty Self Line indicates a desire to cease litigation on one's own side, while a moving Corresponding Line suggests the other party is changeable and cunning. If the Intervening Line harms the Self Line, one must beware of false witnesses and collusion; if the Officer Ghost Line overcomes the Intervening Line, it is a joy that the judge will see through the truth. The Self Line is the root of the matter; if empty, the reasoning is weak. The Parent Line represents documents and case files; if hidden, it indicates evidence is not yet prepared. The Officer Ghost Line represents the judge; overcoming the Corresponding Line means the other party will be punished. The Day Branch represents court officials; harming the Self Line means one's own side will face penalties. Seeing the Wife/Wealth Line indicates one is confident and justified; encountering the Sibling Line suggests financial loss and separation.
The Self Line entering a tomb 🌑 inevitably leads to detention; the Officer Ghost Line approaching the Year Branch indicates the case will be tried at a high level. If both the inner and outer trigrams contain Officer Ghost Lines, it suggests the case involves multiple departments and is difficult to conclude; if both the upper and lower trigrams show Parent Lines, it means the lawsuit requires multiple submissions. If both the Officer Ghost and Parent Lines are strong, the petition is easily accepted; if the Wife/Wealth Line moves, the appeal is mostly futile. A strong Parent Line with a weak Officer Ghost Line indicates a trivial lawsuit; if the Officer Ghost Line transitions from weak to strong, the opposing party is initially aggressive but ultimately retreats. The Self Line receiving support indicates assistance from a noble person; a weak and unsupported Corresponding Line suggests no troublemakers are inciting discord.
A line that is strong but lacks generation or harmony is like a one-legged tiger, isolated and without support; encountering punishment, overcoming, and emptiness is like a turtle retracting its head, evading responsibility. The Sibling Line in the Intervening Line indicates the matter involves many people; the Parent Line approaching the Corresponding Line suggests the other party intends to initiate litigation. If the Parent Line moves and the Officer Ghost transforms into an Offspring Line, the matter is about to succeed but is suddenly interrupted; if the Parent Line is empty and the Self Line is punished, the petition is not approved and one is reprimanded first. The Wife/Wealth Line generating the Officer Ghost Line requires financial arrangements; the Self Line transforming into an Officer Ghost Line may lead to death due to the lawsuit. The Offspring Line holding the Self Line ultimately makes it difficult to conclude the case; the Officer Ghost Line hidden beneath the Self Line indicates the root of the litigation is not completely eradicated.
If the tomb encounters the Day Virtue's clash or punishment ⚡, release from prison is possible in the short term; if the Year Branch carries the Fortune Deity and generates or harmonizes, one receives a special pardon while imprisoned. To inquire about the severity of the charge, observe the state of the Officer Ghost Line; to know if the dispute will dissipate, observe the prosperity or decline of the Offspring Line. Once the hexagram image is formed, victory or defeat is clear at a glance; in this chapter on litigation, right and wrong are as distinct as a mirror.