九四丰其蔀日中见斗遇其夷主吉

伊川易传 · section 159 · 程頤 · 875 characters

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四虽阳刚为动之主又得大臣之位然以不中正遇隂暗柔弱之主岂能致丰大也故为丰其蔀蔀周围掩蔽之物周围则不大掩蔽则不明日中见斗当盛明之时反昏暗也夷主其等夷也相应故谓之主初四皆阳而居初是其徳同又居相应之地故为夷主居大臣之位而得在下之贤同徳相辅其助岂小也哉故吉也如四之才得在下之贤为之助则能致丰大乎曰在下者上有当位为之与在上者下有贤才为之助岂无益乎故吉也然而致天下之丰有若而后能也五隂柔居尊而震体无虚中防顺下贤之象下虽多贤亦将何为盖非阳刚中正不能致天下之丰也

象曰丰其蔀位不当也 位不当谓以不中正居髙位所以暗而不能致丰

日中见斗幽不明也 谓幽暗不能光明君隂柔而臣不中正故也

遇其夷主吉行也 阳刚相遇吉之行也下就于初故云行下求则为吉也

六五来章有庆誉吉 五以隂柔之才为丰之主固不能成其丰大若能来致在下章美之才而用之则有福庆复得美誉所谓吉也六二文明中正章美之才也为五者诚能致之在位而委任之可以致丰大之庆名誉之美故吉也章美之才主二而言然初与三四皆阳刚之才五能用贤则彚征矣二虽隂有文明中正之徳大贤之在下者也五与二虽非隂阳正应在明动相资之时有相为用之义五若能来章则有庆誉而吉也然六五无虚己下贤之义圣人设此义以为教耳

象曰六五之吉有庆也 其所谓吉者可以有庆福及于天下也人君虽柔暗若能用贤才则可以为天下之福唯患不能耳 上六丰其屋蔀其家闚其户閴其无人三岁不觌凶六以隂柔之质而居豊之极处动之终其满假躁动甚矣处豊大之时宜乎谦屈而处极髙致豊大之功在乎刚健而体隂柔当丰大之任在乎得时而不当位如上六者处无一当其凶可知丰其屋处太髙也蔀其家居不明也以隂柔居丰大而在无位之地乃髙亢昏暗自绝于人人谁与之故闚其戸閴其无人也至于三岁之久而不知变其凶宜矣不觌谓尚不见人盖不变也六居卦终有变之义而不能迁是其才不能也 象曰丰其屋天际翔也闚其户閴其无人自藏也六处丰大之极在上而自髙若飞翔于天际谓其髙大之甚闚其戸而无人者虽居丰大之极而实无位之地人以其昏暗自髙大故皆弃绝之自藏避而弗与亲也 【艮下离上】 旅序卦丰大也穷大者必失其居故受之以旅丰盛至于穷极则必失其所安旅所以次丰也为卦离上艮下山止而不迁火行而不居违去而不处之象故为旅也又丽乎外亦旅之象

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九四丰其蔀日中见斗遇其夷主吉 — 伊川易傳