象曰九二贞吉得中道也

伊川易传 · section 113 · 程頤 · 612 characters

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所谓贞吉者得其中道也除去邪恶使其中直之道得行乃正而吉也

六三负且乘致冦至贞吝 六三隂柔居下之上处非其位犹小人宜在下以负荷而且乘车非其据也必致冦夺之至虽使所为得正亦可鄙吝也小人而窃盛位虽勉为正事而气质卑下本非在上之物终可吝也若能正大则如何曰大正非隂柔所能也若能之则是化为君子矣三隂柔小人宜在下而反处下之上犹小人宜负而反乘当致冦夺也难解之时而小人窃位复致冦矣 象曰负且乗亦可丑也自我致戎又谁咎也 负荷之人而且乗载为可丑恶也处非其据徳不称其器则防戎之致乃已招取将谁咎乎圣人又于系辞明其致防之道谓作易者其知盗乎盗者乗衅而至苟无衅隙则盗安能犯负者小人之事乗者君子之器以小人而乗君子之器非其所能安也故盗乗衅而夺之小人而居君子之位非其所能堪也故满假而陵慢其上侵暴其下盗则乗其过恶而伐之矣伐者声其罪也盗横暴而至者也货财而轻慢其藏是教诲乎盗使取之也女子而夭冶其容是教诲淫者使暴之也小人而乗君子之器是招盗使夺之也皆自取之之谓也

九四解而拇朋至斯孚 九四以阳刚之才居上位承六五之君大臣也而下与初六之隂为应拇在下而微者谓初也居上位而亲小人则贤人正士逺退矣斥去小人则君子之党进而诚相得也四能解去初六之隂柔则阳刚君子之朋来至而诚合矣不解去小人则已之诚未至安能得人之孚也初六其应故谓逺之为解

象曰解而拇未当位也 四虽阳刚然居隂于正疑不足若复亲比小人则其失正必矣故戒必解其拇然后能来君子以其处未当位也解者本合而离之也必解拇而后朋孚盖君子之交而小人容于其间是与君子之诚未至也

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象曰九二贞吉得中道也 — 伊川易傳