六四入于左腹获明夷之心于出门庭

伊川易传 · section 101 · 程頤 · 946 characters

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六四以隂居隂而在隂柔之体处近君之位是隂邪小人居髙位以柔邪顺于君者也六五明夷之君位伤明之主也四以柔邪顺从之以固其交夫小人之事君未有由显明以道合者也必以隐僻之道自结于上右当用故为明显之所左不当用故为隐僻之所人之手足皆以右为用世谓僻所为僻左是左者隐僻之所也四由隐僻之道深入其君故云入于左腹入腹谓其交深也其交之深故得其心凡奸邪之见信于其君皆由夺其心也不夺其心能无悟乎于出门庭既信之心而后行之于外也邪臣之事暗君必先蛊其心而后能行于外

象曰入子左腹获心意也 入于左腹谓以邪僻之道入于君而得具心意也得其心所以终不悟也

六五箕子之明夷利贞 五为君位乃常也然易之取义变动随时上六处坤之上而明夷之极隂暗伤明之极者也五切近之圣人因以五为切近至暗之人以见处之之义故不专以君位言上六隂暗伤明之极故以为明夷之主五切近伤明之主若显其明则见伤害必矣故当如箕子之自晦藏则可以免于难箕子商之旧臣而同姓之亲可谓切近于纣矣若不自晦其明被祸可必也故佯狂为奴以免于害虽晦藏其明而内守其正所谓内难而能正其志所以谓之仁与明也若箕子可谓贞矣以五隂柔故为之戒云利贞谓宜如箕子之贞固也若以君道言义亦如是人君有当含晦之时亦外晦其明而内正其志也

象曰箕子之贞明不可息也 箕子晦藏不失其贞固虽遭患难其明自存不可灭息也若逼祸患遂失其所守则是亡其明乃灭息也古之人如扬雄者是也

上六不明晦初登于天后入于地 上居卦之终为明夷之主又为明夷之极上至髙之地明在至髙本当逺照明既夷伤故不明而反昏晦也本居于髙明当及逺初登于天也乃夷伤其明而昏暗后入于地也上明夷之终又坤隂之终明伤之极者也 象曰初登于天照四国也后入于地失则也 初登于天居髙而明则当照及四方也乃被伤而昏暗是后入于地失明之道也失则失其道也 【离下防上】 家人序卦夷者伤也伤于外者必反于家故受之以家人夫伤困于外则必反于内家人所以次明夷也家人者家内之道父子之亲夫妇之义尊卑长防之序正伦理笃恩义家人之道也卦外防内离为风自火出火炽则风生风生自火自内而出也自内而出由家而及于外之象二与五正男女之位于内外为家人之道眀于内而防于外处家之道也夫人有诸身者则能施于家行于家者则能施于国至于天下治治天下之道盖治家之道也推而行之于外耳故取自内而出之象为家人之义也文中子书以眀内齐外为义古今善之非取象之意也所谓齐乎防言万物洁齐于防方非防有齐义也如战乎干干非有战义也

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六四入于左腹获明夷之心于出门庭 — 伊川易傳