Hexagram Statement
卦辭
疏 Kong Yingda's Subcommentary
正義曰：睽者，乖異之名，物情乖異，不可大事。大事謂興役動眾，必須大同之世，方可為之。小事謂飲食衣服，不待眾力，雖乖而可，故曰小事吉也。
Translation
The Correct Meaning states: Kui means divergence and opposition. When the dispositions of things are divergent and opposed, one cannot undertake great affairs. Great affairs refer to mobilizing labor and moving the masses — these require an era of great unity before they can be carried out.
Small affairs refer to food, drink, and clothing, which do not depend on the strength of the masses. '
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Source: eee-learning.com (易學網) · Edition: 武英殿十三經注疏