利艰贞。
明入地中，明夷；君子以莅众，用晦而明。
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明夷卦象征「光被压暗、贤者蒙难」。卦辞「利艰贞」——这是最艰难的卦象之一：明在地下。…
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明入地中，明夷。内文明而外柔顺，以蒙大难，文王以之。利艰贞，晦其明也，内难而能正其志，箕子以之。
上六：不明晦，初登于天，后入于地。
初登于天，照四国也。后入于地，失则也。
六五：箕子之明夷，利贞。
箕子之贞，明不可息也。
六四：入于左腹，获明夷之心，于出门庭。
入于左腹，获心意也。
九三：明夷于南狩，得其大首。不可疾贞。
南狩之志，乃大得也。
六二：明夷，夷于左股，用拯马壮，吉。
六二之吉，顺以则也。
初九：明夷于飞，垂其翼。君子于行，三日不食。有攸往，主人有言。
君子于行，义不食也。
时虽至暗，不可随世倾邪，故宜艰难坚固，守其贞正之德。
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View original source夫静为躁君，安为动主。故安者上之所处也，静者可久之道也。
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View original source当纣之昏暗，乃明夷之时；而文王内有文明之德，外柔顺以事纣，蒙犯大难而内不失其明。
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