亨。小利有攸往。
山下有火，贲；君子以明庶政，无敢折狱。
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贲卦象征「文饰、修饰、外观」。卦辞「亨，小利有攸往」——文饰可以增辉，但只小利而已，过度反而失本。…
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贲，亨。柔来而文刚，故亨。分刚上而文柔，故小利有攸往。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。
上九：白贲，无咎。
白贲无咎，上得志也。
六五：贲于丘园，束帛戋戋。吝，终吉。
六五之吉，有喜也。
六四：贲如皤如，白马翰如。匪寇婚媾。
六四当位，疑也。匪寇婚媾，终无尤也。
九三：贲如濡如，永贞吉。
永贞之吉，终莫之陵也。
六二：贲其须。
贲其须，与上兴也。
初九：贲其趾，舍车而徒。
舍车而徒，义弗乘也。
「贲」饰也。以刚柔二象交相文饰也。
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View original source刚柔不分，文何由生？故坤之上六来居二位，柔来文刚之义也。
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View original source卦为贲饰之象。以上下二体刚柔交相为文饰也。下体本乾，柔来文其中而为离。
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