亨。贞，大人吉，无咎。
泽无水，困；君子以致命遂志。
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困卦象征「困苦、被困、出路被堵」。…
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困，刚揜也。险以说，困而不失其所，亨。其唯君子乎？贞大人吉，以刚中也。有言不信，尚口乃穷也。
上六：困于葛藟，于臲卼，曰动悔有悔，征吉。
困于葛藟，未当也。动悔有悔，吉行也。
九五：劓刖，困于赤绂，乃徐有说，利用祭祀。
劓刖，志未得也。乃徐有说，以中直也。利用祭祀，受福也。
九四：来徐徐，困于金车，吝有终。
来徐徐，志在下也。虽不当位，有与也。
六三：困于石，据于蒺藜，入于其宫，不见其妻，凶。
据于蒺藜，乘刚也。入于其宫不见其妻，不祥也。
九二：困于酒食，朱绂方来，利用享祀，征凶，无咎。
困于酒食，中有庆也。
初六：臀困于株木，入于幽谷，三岁不觌。
入于幽谷，幽不明也。
困者，穷而不能自振之义。
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View original source困者，穷厄委顿之名，道穷力竭，不能自济，故名为「困」。
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View original source处困而言不见信之时也。非行言之时而欲用言以免，必穷者也。
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View original source如卦之才，则困而能亨且得贞正，乃大人处困之道也。
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