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Hexagram 58 — Lake over Lake (兌為澤) - The Joyous
兌
Lower Canon 下經
Hexagram Symbol & Trigrams
卦象與八卦
Judgment
卦辭
兌：亨，利貞。
The Joyous. Success. Perseverance is favorable.
Image
象傳
象曰：麗澤，兌；君子以朋友講習。
Lakes resting one on the other: the image of the Joyous. Thus the superior man joins with his friends for discussion and practice.
Interpretation
詮釋
兌卦象徵喜悅與交流。雙澤相連，彼此滋潤。應與朋友切磋，互相鼓勵，保持正道的喜悅。
Joy and communication. Lakes connected, mutually nourishing. Should discuss with friends, encourage each other, maintain joy in righteousness.
Six Lines
爻辭
Nine at the beginning
初九
和兌，吉。
Contented joyousness. Good fortune.
和悅喜樂，吉。內心平和喜悅，不求外物。
Harmonious joy, fortune. Inner peace and joy, not seeking external things.
Nine in the second place
九二
孚兌，吉，悔亡。
Sincere joyousness. Good fortune. Remorse disappears.
誠信喜悅，吉，悔恨消失。得中正之道，真誠喜悅。
Sincere joy, fortune, regret vanishes. Attaining balanced way, genuine joy.
Six in the third place
六三
來兌，凶。
Coming joyousness. Misfortune.
追求喜悅而來，凶。強求歡樂，不得其正，反招禍患。
Seeking joy coming, misfortune. Forcing pleasure, not proper, instead brings disaster.
Nine in the fourth place
九四
商兌未寧，介疾有喜。
Joyousness that is weighed is not at peace. After ridding himself of mistakes a man has joy.
商量喜悅未得安寧，介於病痛之間有喜。權衡取捨，去邪歸正得喜。
Deliberating joy not at peace, between illness there is joy. Weighing choices, removing evil returning to right gains joy.
Nine in the fifth place
九五
孚於剝，有厲。
Sincerity toward disintegrating elements is dangerous.
誠信於剝蝕之事，有危險。對侵蝕之人過於信任，必有危險。
Sincerity toward eroding matters, dangerous. Excessive trust in corrupting people, certainly dangerous.
Six at the top
上六
引兌。
Seductive joyousness.
引誘喜悅。極樂而迷，為外物引誘，失去本心。
Seductive joy. Extreme pleasure leads to confusion, seduced by external things, losing original heart.
Source: I Ching (易經), Hexagram 58