Book of Changes : Xiang Zhuan : Jing - Chinese Text Project (original) (raw)
| 1 Jump to dictionary | 井: | 木上有水，井；君子以勞民勸相。 |
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| Xiang Zhuan: | (The trigram representing) wood and above it that for water form Jing. The superior man, in accordance with this, comforts the people, and. stimulates them to mutual helpfulness. | |
| 2 Jump to dictionaryShow parallel passages | 井: | 井泥不食，下也。舊井无禽，時舍也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: | 'A well so muddy that men will not drink of it:' - this is indicated by the low position (of the line). 'An old well to which the birds do not come:' - it has been forsaken in the course of time. | |
| 3 Jump to dictionaryShow parallel passages | 井: | 井谷射鮒，无與也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: | 'A well from which by a hole the water escapes, and flows away to the shrimps:' - (the subject of this second line has) none co-operating with him (above). | |
| 4 Jump to dictionaryShow parallel passages | 井: | 井渫不食，行惻也。求王明，受福也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: | 'The well has been cleared out, but is not used:' - (even) passers-by would be sorry for this. A prayer is made 'that the king were intelligent:' - for then blessing would be received. | |
| 5 Jump to dictionaryShow parallel passages | 井: | 井甃无咎，修井也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: | 'A well the lining of which is well laid. There will be no error:' - the well has been put in good repair. | |
| 6 Jump to dictionary | 井: | 寒泉之食，中正也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: | 'The waters from the cold spring are (freely) drunk:' - this is indicated by the central and correct position (of the line). | |
| 7 Jump to dictionaryShow parallel passages | 井: | 元吉在上，大成也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: | 'The great good fortune' at the topmost place indicates the grand accomplishment (of the idea in the hexagram). |
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