上九防在床下丧其资斧贞凶

伊川易传 · section 164 · 程頤 · 661 characters

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床人所安也在床下过所安之义也九居防之极过于防者也资所有也斧以断也阳刚本有断以过防而失其刚断失其所有丧资斧也居上而过防至于自失在正道为凶也 象曰防在床下上穷也丧其资斧正乎凶也 防在床下过于防也处卦之上防至于穷极也居上而过极于防至于自失得为正乎乃凶道也防本善行故疑之曰得为正乎复断之曰乃凶也 【兑下兑上】 兑序卦防者入也入而后说之故受之以兑兑者说也物相入则相说相说则相入兑所以次防也

兑亨利贞 兑说也说致亨之道也能说于物物莫不说而与之足以致亨然为说之道利于贞正非道求说则为邪谄而有悔咎故戒利贞也

彖曰兑说也 刚中而柔外说以利贞是以顺乎天而应乎人说以先民民忘其劳说以犯难民忘其死说之大民劝矣哉兑之义说也一隂居二阳之上隂说于阳而为阳所说也阳刚居中中心诚实之象柔爻在外接物和柔之象故为说而能贞也利贞说之道宜正也卦有刚中之徳能贞者也说而能贞是以上顺天理下应人心说道之至正至善者也若夫违道以干百姓之誉者苟说之道违道不顺天干誉非应人苟取一时之说耳非君子之正道君子之道其说于民如天地之施感于其心而说服无斁故以之先民则民心说随而忘其劳率之以犯难则民心说服于义而不恤其死说道之大民莫不知劝劝谓信之而勉力顺从人君之道以人心说服为本故圣人赞其大

象曰丽泽兑君子以朋友讲习 丽泽二泽相附丽也两泽相丽交相浸润互有滋益之象故君子观其象而以朋友讲习朋友讲习互相益也先儒谓天下之可说莫如朋友讲习朋友讲习固可说之大者然当明相益之象

初九和兑吉 初虽阳爻居说体而在最下无所系应是能卑下和顺以为说而无所偏私者也以和为说而无所偏私说之正也阳刚则不卑居下则能防处说则能和无应则不偏处说如是所以吉也

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