习坎。有孚维心，亨。
水洊至，习坎；君子以常德行，习教事。
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坎卦象征「水、险、陷」。…
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习坎，重险也。水流而不盈，行险而不失其信。维心亨，乃以刚中也。行有尚，往有功也。天险不可升也，地险山川丘陵也，王公设险以守其国，险之时用大矣哉！
上六：系用徽纆，置于丛棘，三岁不得，凶。
上六失道，凶三岁也。
九五：坎不盈，祗既平，无咎。
坎不盈，中未大也。
六四：樽酒簋贰用缶，纳约自牖，终无咎。
樽酒簋贰，刚柔际也。
六三：来之坎坎，险且枕。入于坎窞，勿用。
来之坎坎，终无功也。
九二：坎有险，求小得。
求小得，未出中也。
初六：习坎，入于坎窞，凶。
习坎入坎，失道凶也。
「坎」是险陷之名。
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View original source险峭之极，故水流而不能盈也。处至险而不失刚中，行险而不失其信。
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View original source阳实在中，为中有孚信。维心亨，维其心诚一故能亨通。至诚可以通金石、蹈水火，何险难之不可亨也。
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