彖曰夬决也刚决柔也健而说决而和

伊川易传 · section 122 · 程頤 · 609 characters

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夬为决义五阳决上之一隂也健而说决而和以二体言卦才也下健而上说是健而能说决而能和决之至善也兑说为和 于王庭柔乗五刚也 柔虽消矣然居五刚之上犹为乗陵之象隂而乗阳非理之甚君子势既足以去之当显扬其罪于王朝大庭使众知善恶也

孚号有厉其危乃光也 尽诚信以命其众而知有危惧则君子之道乃无虞而光大也

告自邑不利即戎所尚乃穷也 当先自治不宜专尚刚武即戎则所尚乃至穷极矣夬之时所尚谓刚武也

利有攸往刚长乃终也 阳刚虽盛长犹未终尚有一隂更当决去则君子之道纯一而无害之者矣乃刚长之终也 象曰泽上于天夬君子以施禄及下居徳则忌 泽水之聚也而上于天至髙之处故为夬象君子观泽决于上而注溉于下之象则以施禄及下谓施其禄泽以及于下也观其决溃之象则以居徳则忌居徳谓安处其徳则约也忌防也谓约立防禁有防禁则无溃防也王弼作明忌亦通不云泽在天上而云泽上于天上于天则意不安而有决溃之势云在天上乃安辞也

初九壮于前趾往不胜为咎 九阳爻而干体刚健在上之物乃在下而居决时壮于前进者也前趾谓进行人之决于行也行而宜则其决为是往而不宜则决之过也故往而不胜则为咎也夬之时而往往决也故以胜负言九居初而壮于进躁于动者也故有不胜之戒隂虽将尽而已之躁动自宜有不胜之咎不计彼也

象曰不胜而往咎也 人之行必度其事可为然后决之则无过矣理不能胜而且往其咎可知凡行而有咎者皆决之过也

九二惕号莫夜有戎勿恤 夬者阳决隂君子决小人之时不可忘戒备也阳长将极之时而二处中居柔不为过刚能知戒备处夬之至善也内懐兢惕而外严诫号虽莫夜有兵亦可勿恤矣

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彖曰夬决也刚决柔也健而説决而和 — 伊川易傳