利有攸往，利涉大川。
风雷，益；君子以见善则迁，有过则改。
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益卦与损相对，象征「益下、获益、得到补充」。卦辞「利有攸往，利涉大川」——获益的时候宜行动，连大难都能跨。…
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益，损上益下，民说无疆。自上下下，其道大光。利有攸往，中正有庆。利涉大川，木道乃行。益动而巽，日进无疆，天施地生，其益无方。凡益之道，与时偕行。
上九：莫益之，或击之，立心勿恒，凶。
莫益之，偏辞也。或击之，自外来也。
九五：有孚惠心，勿问元吉。有孚惠我德。
有孚惠心，勿问之矣。惠我德，大得志也。
六四：中行告公从。利用为依迁国。
告公从，以益志也。
六三：益之用凶事，无咎。有孚中行，告公用圭。
益用凶事，固有之也。
六二：或益之十朋之龟，弗克违，永贞吉。王用享于帝，吉。
或益之，自外来也。
初九：利用为大作，元吉，无咎。
元吉无咎，下不厚事也。
益者，增足之名，损上益下，故谓之益。
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View original source凡益之道，与时偕行。
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View original source又以二体言卦才。下动而上巽，动而巽也。为益之道，其动巽顺于理，则其益日进广大，无有疆限也。
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