#22
Bì · Grace
Upper ☶ 艮 Mountain · Lower ☲ 离 Fire
Judgment 卦辞
亨。小利有攸往。亨。小利有攸往。
Pî indicates that there should be free course (in what it denotes). There will be little advantage (however) if it be allowed to advance (and take the lead).
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
贲,亨;柔来而文刚,故亨。分刚上而文柔,故小利有攸往。刚柔交错,天文也;文明以止,人文也。观乎天文,以察时变;观乎人文,以化成天下。賁,亨;柔來而文剛,故亨。分剛上而文柔,故小利有攸往。剛柔交錯,天文也;文明以止,人文也。觀乎天文,以察時變;觀乎人文,以化成天下。
Image 象曰
山下有火,贲;君子以明庶政,无敢折狱。山下有火,賁;君子以明庶政,无敢折獄。
上九上九
白贲,无咎。白賁,无咎。
The sixth line, undivided, shows one with white as his (only) ornament. There will be no error.
Line image 小象:白贲无咎,上得志也。白賁无咎,上得志也。
六五六五
贲于丘园,束帛戋戋,吝,终吉。賁於丘園,束帛戔戔,吝,終吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject adorned by (the occupants of) the heights and gardens. He bears his roll of silk, small and slight. He may appear stingy; but there will be good fortune in the end.
Line image 小象:六五之吉,有喜也。六五之吉,有喜也。
六四六四
贲如皤如,白马翰如,匪寇婚媾。賁如皤如,白馬翰如,匪寇婚媾。
The fourth line, divided, shows one looking as if adorned, but only in white. As if (mounted on) a white horse, and furnished with wings, (he seeks union with the subject of the first line), while (the intervening third pursues), not as a robber, but intent on a matrimonial alliance.
Line image 小象:六四,当位疑也。匪寇婚媾,终无尤也。六四,當位疑也。匪寇婚媾,終无尤也。
九三九三
贲如濡如,永贞吉。賁如濡如,永貞吉。
The third line, undivided, shows its subject with the appearance of being adorned and bedewed (with rich favours). But let him ever maintain his firm correctness, and there will be good fortune.
Line image 小象:永贞之吉,终莫之陵也。永貞之吉,終莫之陵也。
六二六二
贲其须。賁其須。
The second line, divided, shows one adorning his beard.
Line image 小象:贲其须,与上兴也。賁其須,與上興也。
初九初九
贲其趾,舍车而徒。賁其趾,舍車而徒。
The first line, undivided, shows one adorning (the way of) his feet. He can discard a carriage and walk on foot.
Line image 小象:舍车而徒,义弗乘也。舍車而徒,義弗乘也。
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