象曰困于酒食中有庆也
伊川易传 · section 135 · 程頤 · 627 characters
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虽困于所欲未能施惠于人然守其刚中之徳必能致亨而有福庆也虽使时未亨通守其中徳亦君子之道亨乃有庆也 六三困于石据于蒺藜入于其宫不见其妻凶 六三以隂柔不中正之质处险极而用刚居阳用刚也不善处困之甚者也石坚重难胜之物蒺藜刺不可据之物三以刚险而上进则二阳在上力不能胜坚不可犯益自困耳困于石也以不善之徳居九二刚中之上其不安犹借刺据于蒺藜也进退既皆益困欲安其所益不能矣宫其居所安也妻所安之主也知进退之不可而欲安其居则失其所安矣进退与处皆不可唯死而已其凶可知系辞曰非所困而困焉名必辱非所据而据焉身必危既辱且危死期将至妻其可得见耶二阳不可犯也而犯之以取困是非所困而困也名辱其事恶也三在二上固为据之然苟能谦柔以下之则无害矣乃用刚险以乗之则不安而取困如据蒺藜也如是死其将至所安之主可得而见乎 象曰据于蒺藜乗刚也入于其宫不见其妻不祥也据于蒺藜谓乗九二之刚不安犹借刺也不祥者不善之征失其所安者不善之効故云不见其妻不祥也
九四来徐徐困于金车吝有终 唯力不足故困亨困之道必由援助当困之时上下相求理当然也四与初为正应然四以不中正处困其才不足以济人之困初比二二有刚中之才足以拯困则宜为初所从矣金刚也车载物者也二以刚在下载已故谓之金车四欲从初而阻于二故其来迟疑而徐徐是困于金车也已之所应疑其少已而之他将从之则犹豫不敢遽前岂不可羞吝乎有终者事之所归者正也初四正应终必相从也寒士之妻弱国之臣各安其正而已苟择势而从则恶之大者不容于世矣二与四皆以阳居隂而二以刚中之才所以能济困也居隂者尚柔也得中者不失刚柔之宜也
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