不利君子贞大往小来
伊川易传 · section 34 · 程頤 · 689 characters
Original text
夫上下交通刚柔和合君子之道也否则反是故不利君子贞君子正道否塞不行也大徃小来阳徃而隂来也小人道长君子道消之象故为否也 彖曰否之匪人不利君子贞大徃小来则是天地不交而万物不通也上下不交而天下无邦也内阴而外阳内柔而外刚内小人而外君子小人道长君子道消也夫天地之气不交则万物无生成之理上下之义不交则天下无邦国之道建邦国所以为治也上施政以治民民戴君而从命上下相交所以治安也今上下不交是天下无邦国之道也阴柔在内阳刚在外君子往居于外小人来处于内小人道长君子道消之时也 象曰天地不交否君子以俭徳辟难不可荣以禄天地不相交通故为否否塞之时君子道消当观否塞之象而以俭损其徳避免祸难不可荣居禄位也否者小人得志之时君子居显荣之地祸患必及其身故宜晦处穷约也
初六拔茅茹以其彚贞吉亨 泰与否皆取茅为象者以群阳群阴同在下有牵连之象也泰之时则以同征为吉否之时则以同贞为亨始以内小人外君子为否之义复以初六否而在下为君子之道易随时取义变动无常否之时在下者君子也否之三阴上皆有应在否隔之时隔绝不相通故无应义初六能与其类贞固其节则处否之吉而其道之亨也当否而能进者小人也君子则伸道免祸而已君子进退未尝不与其类同也
象曰拔茅贞吉志在君也 爻以六自守于下明君子处下之道象复推明以象君子之心君子固守其节以处下者非乐于不进独善也以其道方否不可进故安之耳心固未尝不在天下也其志常在得君而进以康济天下故曰志在君也
六二包承小人吉大人否亨 六二其质则阴柔其居则中正以阴柔小人而言则方否于下志所包畜者在承顺乎上以求济其否为身之利小人之吉也大人当否则以道自处岂肯枉已屈道承顺于上唯自守其否而已身之否乃其道之亨也或曰上下不交何所承乎曰正则否矣小人顺上之心未尝无也
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