亨。密云不雨，自我西郊。
风行天上，小畜；君子以懿文德。
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小畜卦象征「小的积蓄、暂时的停滞」。卦辞「亨，密云不雨，自我西郊」——形势已经聚起来，但还没下雨。…
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小畜，柔得位而上下应之，曰小畜。健而巽，刚中而志行，乃亨。密云不雨，尚往也。自我西郊，施未行也。
上九：既雨既处，尚德载，妇贞厉。月几望，君子征凶。
既雨既处，德积载也。君子征凶，有所疑也。
九五：有孚挛如，富以其邻。
有孚挛如，不独富也。
六四：有孚，血去惕出，无咎。
有孚惕出，上合志也。
九三：舆说辐，夫妻反目。
夫妻反目，不能正室也。
九二：牵复，吉。
牵复在中，亦不自失也。
初九：复自道，何其咎？吉。
复自道，其义吉也。
小，阴也。畜，止之之义也。
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View original source不能畜大，止健刚志故行，是以亨。
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View original source但小有所畜，唯畜九三而已。
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View original source云，阴阳之气，二气交而和，则相畜固而成雨。
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