Guai · 夬

Judgment (卦辞)

Break-through. One must resolutely make the matter known at the court of the king. It must be announced truthfully. Danger. It is necessary to notify one's own city. It does not further one to resort to arms. It furthers one to have somewhere to go. The weak must be decisively eliminated, but through truthful disclosure, not violence.

夬：扬于王庭，孚号有厉。告自邑，不利即戎，利有攸往。

Image (象辞)

The lake has risen up to heaven — the image of Break-through. Thus the superior man dispenses riches downward and refrains from resting on his virtue. Water ascending toward heaven must eventually break through; the wise person distributes abundance rather than hoarding it.

泽上于天，夬；君子以施禄及下，居德则忌。

Modern Application

Guai demands decisive breakthrough — eliminating harmful elements through transparent action, not force. Key for whistleblowing, breaking corruption, and disruptive innovation.

夬要求果断突破——通过透明行动而非武力消除有害元素。对举报、打破腐败和颠覆性创新至关重要。