井

本卦象﹕
井，改邑不改井。旡喪旡得。往來井井。汔至亦未橘井，贏其瓶。凶。
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﹕
井泥不食。舊井旡禽。
不好之面或弱點仍然殘存。

二爻﹕
井谷射鮒。甕敝漏。
即使費盡氣力仍未獲得認可，無功而退。

三爻﹕
井渫不食。為我心惻。可用汲。王明，並受其福。
實力、才能不被認可，無法一舉成功。障礙仍多少殘存。

四爻﹕
井甃。旡咎。
準備完成，穩定內部。

五爻﹕
井冽，寒泉，食。
運氣轉好，受人信任之時。

六爻﹕
井收，勿幕有孚，元吉。
常有為他人服務的事。盛運。

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英文﹕Ching / The Well

The Well. The town may be changed,
But the well cannot be changed.
It neither decreases nor increases.
They come and go and draw from the well.
If one gets down almost to the water
And the rope does not go all the way,
Or the jug breaks, it brings misfortune.
Water over wood: the image of the Well.
Thus the superior man encourages the people at their work,
And exhorts them to help one another.

Six at the beginning means: One does not drink the mud of the well. No animals come to an old well.
Nine in the second place means: At the wellhole one shoots fishes. The jug is broken and leaks.
Nine in the third place means: The well is cleaned, but no one drinks from it. This is my heart's sorrow, For one might draw from it. If the king were clear-minded, Good fortune might be enjoyed in common.
Six in the fourth place means: The well is being lined. No blame.
Nine in the fifth place means: In the well there is a clear, cold spring From which one can drink.
Six at the top means: One draws from the well Without hindrance. It is dependable. Supreme good fortune.

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