既 濟

本卦象﹕
既濟，亨小。利貞。初吉，終亂。
本卦各爻均居正位，乃屬中正之道；泰極否來，否極泰來，本宇宙萬物造化之理， 即始是終，終為始；故雖既濟但不固定之象，主先吉後兇，初吉終亂之意； 意謂凡事並無一定的現象，君子必須具有近憂遠慮，居安思危的認識， 時時保持戒慎恐懼之 心，多加以注意、防範，方真正是吉利貞祥。

初爻﹕
曳其輪，濡，其尾。旡咎。
因粗心而受損。

二爻﹕
婦喪其弗。勿逐。七日得。
易犯小錯。不焦躁行事可達願望。

三爻﹕
高宗伐鬼方。三年克之。小人勿用。
無力之時不可勉強行事。親人相爭。

四爻﹕
繻有衣經。終日戒。
如果不儘早解決小錯誤，很容易變成大事。衰運之兆。

五爻﹕
東鄰殺牛，不如西鄰之禴祭，實受其福。
拋棄虛榮、矯飾，腳踏實地的行事。

六爻﹕
繻其首。厲。
時間不利，開銷頗大，事物不順利，行將失敗。

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英文﹕Chi Chi / After Completion

After Completion. Success in small matters.
Perseverance furthers.
At the beginning good fortune,
At the end disorder.
Water over fire: the image of the condition
In After Completion.
Thus the superior man
Takes thought of misfortune
And arms himself against it in advance.

Nine at the beginning means: He brakes his wheels. He gets his tail in the water. No blame.
Six in the second place means: The woman loses the curtain of her carriage. Do not run after it; On the seventh day you will get it.
Nine in the third place means: The Illustrious Ancestor Disciplines the Devil's Country. After three years he conquers it. Inferior people must not be employed.
Six in the fourth place means: The finest clothes turn to rags. Be careful all day long.
Nine in the fifth place means: The neighbor in the east who slaughters an ox Does not attain as much real happiness As the neighbor in the west With his small offering.
Six at the top means: He gets his head in the water. Danger.

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