象曰系于金柅柔道牵也

伊川易传 · section 126 · 程頤 · 633 characters

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牵者引而进也隂始生而渐进柔道方牵也系之于金柅所以止其进也不使进则不能消正道乃贞吉也

九二包有鱼无咎不利宾 姤遇也二与初宻比相遇者也在他卦则初正应于四在垢则以遇为重相遇之道主于专一二之刚中遇固以诚然初之隂柔群阳在上而又有所应者其志所求也隂柔之质鲜克贞固二之于初难得其诚心矣所遇不得其诚心遇道之乖也包者苴裹也鱼隂物之美者阳之于隂其所悦美故取鱼象二于初若能固畜之如包苴之有鱼则于遇为无咎矣宾外来者也不利宾包苴之鱼岂能及宾谓不可更及外人也遇道当专一二则杂矣

象曰包有鱼义不及宾也 二之遇初不可使有二于外当如包苴之有鱼包苴之鱼义不及于宾客也

九三臀无肤其行次且厉无大咎 二与初既相遇三说初而宻比于二非所安也又为二所忌恶其居不安若臀之无肤也处既不安则当去之而居姤之时志求乎遇一隂在下是所欲也故处虽不安而其行则又次且也次且进难之状谓不能遽舎也然三刚正而处防有不终迷之义若知其不正而懐危惧不敢妄动则可以无大咎也非义求遇固已有咎矣知危而止则不至于大也

象曰其行次且行未牵也 其始志在求遇于初故其行迟迟未牵不促其行也既知危而改之故未至于大咎也

九四包无鱼起凶 包者所裹畜也鱼所美也四与初为正应当相遇者也而初已遇于二矣失其所遇犹包之无鱼亡其所有也四当姤遇之时居上位而失其下下之离由已之失徳也四之失者不中正也以不中正而失其民所以凶也曰初之从二以比近也岂四之罪乎曰在四而言义当有咎不能保其下由失道也岂有上不失道而下离者乎遇之道君臣民主夫妇朋友皆在焉四以下暌故主民而言为上而下离必有凶变起者将生之谓民心既离难将作矣

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象曰系于金柅柔道牵也 — 伊川易傳