初九曳其轮濡其尾无咎

伊川易传 · section 176 · 程頤 · 633 characters

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初以阳居下上应于四又火体其进之志锐也然时既济矣进不已则及于悔咎故曳其轮濡其尾乃得无咎轮所以行倒曳之使不进也兽之涉水必揭其尾濡其尾则不能济方既济之初能止其进乃得无咎不知已则至于咎也

象曰曳其轮义无咎也 既济之初而能止其进则不至于极其义自无咎也

六二妇丧其茀勿逐七日得 二以文明中正之徳上应九五刚阳中正之君宜得行其志也然五既得尊位时已既济无复进而有为矣则于在下贤才岂有求用之意故二不得遂其行也自古既济而能用人者鲜矣以唐太宗之用言尚怠于终况其下者乎于斯时也则刚中反为中满坎离乃为相戾矣人能识时知变则可以言易矣二阴也故以妇言茀妇人出门以自蔽者也丧其茀则不可行矣二不为五之求用则不得行如妇之丧茀也然中正之道岂可废也时过则行矣逐者从物也从物则失其素守故戒勿逐自守不失则七日当复得也卦有六位七则变矣七日得谓时变也虽不为上所用中正之道无终废之理不得行于今必行于异时也圣人之劝戒深矣

象曰七日得以中道也 中正之道虽不为时所用然无终不行之理故丧茀七日当复得谓自守其中异时必行也不失其中则正矣

九三髙宗伐鬼方三年克之小人勿用 九三当既济之时以刚居刚用刚之至也既济而用刚如是乃髙宗伐鬼方之事髙宗必商之髙宗天下之事既济而逺伐暴乱也威武可及而以救民为心乃王者之事也唯圣贤之君则可若骋威武忿不服贪土地则残民肆欲也故戒不可用小人小人为之则以贪忿私意也非贪忿则莫肯为也三年克之见其劳惫之甚圣人因九三当既济而用刚发此义以示人为法为戒岂浅见所能及也

象曰三年克之惫也 言惫以见其事之至难在髙宗为之则可无髙宗之心则贪忿以殃民也

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初九曳其轮濡其尾无咎 — 伊川易傳