木
三命通会 · section 36 · 萬民英 · 508 characters
Original text
木性腾上而无所止气重则欲金任使木有金则有惟高惟歛之德仍爱土重则根蟠深固土少则有枝茂根危之患木赖水生少则滋润多则漂流甲戌乙亥木之源甲寅乙卯木之乡甲辰乙巳木之生皆活木也甲申乙酉木受尅甲午乙未木自死甲子乙丑金尅木皆死木也生木欲火而秀丙丁亦然死木得金而造庚辛必利生木见金自伤死木得火自焚无风即止其势乱也遇水返化其源其势尽也金木相等格谓斲轮若向秋生反为伤斧是秋生忌金重也阴木重火舌辨能言生于春月余寒犹有喜火温燠别无盘屈之拘藉水资扶而有舒畅之美春初不宜水盛阴浓则根损枝枯春末阳气烦燥无水则叶摘根干是以木火二物既济方佳土多而损力土薄则财丰忌逢金重伤残尅伐一生不闲设使木旺得金为良终身获福夏月之木根干叶燥盘而且直屈而己伸欲其水盛而成滋润之力诚不可少忌其火旺而招焚化之忧故独为凶喜土在薄不宜重厚厚则反为灾咎恶金在多不可欠缺缺则不能琢削重重见木徒以成林叠叠逢华终无结果秋月之木气渐凄凉形渐凋败初秋之时火气未除犹喜水土以相滋中秋之令果已成实欲得刚金而修削霜降后不宜水盛水盛则木漂寒露节又喜火炎火炎则木实木多有多材之美土厚无巳任之才冬月之木盘屈在地欲土多而培养恶水盛而亡形金纵多不能尅伐火重见温燠成功归根复命之时木病安能辅助惟忌死绝只宜生旺
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