第20卦卦变

蜎飞蠕动，各有所配；欢悦相逢，咸得其处。

Winged insects and creeping things, each finds its destined mate; joyfully they meet and converge -- all find their proper place.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

继祀宗邑，追明成康；光照万国，享世久长。疾病不医，下即蒿庐。

Continuing the ancestral sacrifice at the clan seat, upholding the brilliance of Cheng and Kang; their light shines on ten thousand states, their era endures long. The illness cannot be cured -- one descends to the thatched grave.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

秋冬探巢，不得鹊雏；衘指北去，媿我少姬。

Searching the nest in autumn and winter, one finds no magpie fledgling; biting the finger, one departs northward -- shaming my young bride.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

童妾独宿，长女未室；利无所得。

Peach trees planted three years ago — blossoms open but no one comes to admire. The courtyard is deep, the door shut; fallen petals wilt on their own.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

鸿波逆流，主人潜去，蒿蓬代柱，大屋颠仆。

A great wave surges upstream, the master slips away in secret; wormwood stalks replace the pillars -- the great house topples and falls.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

日暗不明，谗夫在堂；左辟疾瘁，君失其光。

The sun grows dark and gives no light, a slanderer stands in the hall; officials are struck by wasting illness -- the lord loses his brilliance.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

王孙季子，相与孝友。明允笃诚，升擢荐举；为国幹辅。

The royal grandson and young lord, together practice filial devotion and friendship. Bright, trustworthy, and deeply sincere, they are promoted and recommended -- pillars of the state.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

麟趾龙身，日取三千；南上苍梧，与福为昏。道里夷易，安全无患。

Qilin hooves and dragon body, daily acquiring three thousand; southward ascending Cangwu, it weds with fortune. The road is smooth and easy -- safe and free from peril.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

三子成驹，破其坚车；轮载空舆，后时失期。

Three colts become stallions and shatter the stout cart; wheels carry an empty carriage -- the hour is missed, the deadline lost.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

逐祸除患，道德神仙；遏恶万里，常欢以安。

Driving out calamity and banishing misfortune, the Way, its virtue, and the immortals; evil held at bay for ten thousand miles -- ever joyful and at peace.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

黄池之盟，吴晋争强；勾践为患，夷国不安。

At the covenant of Huangchi, Wu and Jin vied for dominance; Goujian became the scourge -- the foreign state knew no peace.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

青牛白咽，呼我俱田；历山之下，可以多耕。岁露时节，人民安宁。

A blue-grey ox with a white throat calls us together to the fields; below Mount Li, there is ample ground to plow. The seasons reveal their tidings -- the people dwell in peace.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

有头无目，不见菽粟；消耗为疾，三年不复。

Having a head but no eyes, one cannot see the millet and beans; waste and decline turn to illness -- for three years there is no recovery.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

山没丘浮，陆为水鱼；燕雀无巢，民无室庐。

Mountains are drowned and hills set adrift, dry land becomes fish-water; swallows and sparrows have no nest -- the people have no dwelling.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

高岗凤凰，朝阳梧桐；噰噰喈喈，菶菶萋萋。陈辞不多，以告孔嘉。

Phoenixes on the high ridge, morning sun on the paulownia; they cry yong-yong, they call jie-jie, lush and verdant all around. Few words are offered in address -- yet how excellently auspicious.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

鳏寡独宿，忧动胸臆；莫与宿食。

Bereft and alone, sleeping without a partner; worry stirs within the breast -- with none to share a meal or rest.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

马踬破车，恶妇破家；青蝇污白，共子离居。

A stumbling horse wrecks the cart, a wicked wife wrecks the home; green flies stain the white -- Gongzi is driven from his dwelling.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

长女三嫁，进退不羞；逐狐作妖，行者离忧。

The elder daughter married thrice, advancing and retreating without shame; chasing the fox that works its sorcery -- the traveler departs in grief.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

人无定法，缓除才出。地雄走归，阳不制阴；男失其家。

People have no fixed method, the slow are removed and the able come forth. The earth-hero flees for home; yang cannot govern yin -- the man loses his household.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

历山之下，虞舜所处，躬耕致孝，名闻四海。为尧所荐，缵位天子。

Below Mount Li, where Shun of Yu once dwelt; he plowed the land himself in filial devotion, and his name was heard across the four seas. Recommended by Yao, he succeeded to the throne of the Son of Heaven.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

茹芝饵黄，饮食玉英；与神流通，长无忧凶。

Eating lingzhi and swallowing the golden elixir, drinking the jade essence; communing freely with the spirits -- long free from worry and ill fortune.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

东行无门，西出华山；道塞畏难，游子为患。

Eastward there is no gate, westward one exits toward Hua Mountain; the road is blocked and the pass forbidding -- the traveler is beset by peril.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

寿如松乔，与日月俱；常安康乐，不罹祸忧。

Long-lived as Song and Qiao, enduring alongside sun and moon; ever at peace and in good health, never suffering misfortune or worry.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

探鷇得螽，所愿不喜；道宜小人，君子咎蹇。

Reaching into the nest one finds a grasshopper, not the prize one hoped for; the way favors the petty man -- the noble man meets obstruction and hardship.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

蜗螺生子，深目黑丑；虽饰相就，众人莫取。

The snail bears its young, deep-eyed and dark and unsightly; though adorned and presented, no one among the crowd will take it.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

喜怒不时，雪霜为灾；稼穑无功，后稷饥忧。

Wrath and favor come out of season, frost and snow bring calamity; the crops are sown in vain -- even Houji knows hunger and worry.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

乌升鹊举，照流东海。厖降庭坚，为陶叔后；封圻蓼六，履禄绥厚。

Crow rises and magpie soars, their light streaming over the eastern sea. Pang descended and Tingjian arose, becoming the ancestor of the Tao clan; enfeoffed at Liao and Lu, they trod upon ample fortune and bounty.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

黄离白日，照我四国，元首昭明，民赖其福。

Radiant and splendid as the white sun, it shines upon our four kingdoms; the sovereign is illustrious and wise -- the people rely upon his blessing.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

黍稷醇醲，敬奉山宗。神嗜饮食，甘雨嘉降；独蒙福力，时灾不至。

Millet and grain, rich and mellow, reverently offered to the mountain ancestor. The spirits savor the food and drink; sweet rain descends in blessing -- alone we receive heaven favor, and seasonal disasters do not come.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

福过我里，入门笑喜；与吾利市。

Fortune passes through my village, enters the gate with laughter and delight; it brings us a profitable market.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

昼卧里门，悚惕不安；目不得阂，鬼搔我足。

Lying by day at the village gate, startled and ill at ease; the eyes cannot close -- ghosts scratch at my feet.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

春草荣华，长女宜夫；受福多年，世有封禄。

Spring grasses bloom in splendor; the elder daughter is well suited to her husband. She receives blessings for many years -- the line enjoys hereditary rank.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

雍门内崩，贼贤伤人；暴乱狂悖，简公失位。

Within the Yong Gate, collapse comes from within; the worthy are harmed and the good are struck down. In violent and reckless turmoil -- Duke Jian loses his throne.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

心志无良，昌披妄行；触抵墙壁，不见户房。

The heart intent is unwholesome, rashly rushing about in wild pursuit; crashing into wall after wall -- one cannot find door or room.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

胶车木马，不利远贾；出门为患，安止得全。

A glued cart and a wooden horse, ill-suited for distant trade; stepping through the gate brings misfortune -- better to stay and be kept whole.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

家在海隅，桡短流深；企立望宋，无木以趋。

The home stands at the sea edge, the oars are short, the current deep; standing on tiptoe gazing toward Song -- there is no timber for the crossing.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

冬叶枯槁，当风于道；蒙被尘埃，左右劳苦。

Winter leaves, withered and dry, stand in the wind upon the road; blanketed in dust and grime -- toil and hardship on every side.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

过时不行，妄逐王公；老女失度，不安其居。

Missing the proper time, failing to act; vainly chasing lords and dukes. The aging woman has lost her measure -- she cannot rest in peace.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

履泥污足，名困身辱；两仇相当，身为疾病。

Treading through mud, feet soiled; reputation ruined, body shamed. Two rivals matched against each other -- the body falls prey to sickness.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

精华堕落，形体丑恶；龉龃挫顿，枯槁腐蠹。

Vital essence fades and falls, the form grows ugly and wretched; jarring clashes and stumbling setbacks -- withered, rotting, eaten by worms.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

长生无极，子孙千亿；柏柱载青，坚固不倾。

The turtle lives a thousand years, mountains and rivers on its back. Slow steps, never hurried — yet eventually reaching the four seas.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

去辛就蓼，毒愈酷毒；避穽入坑，忧患日生。

Leaving the pungent for the bitter, the poison grows crueler still; fleeing the pit only to fall into another -- worry and misfortune multiply by the day.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

行尧钦德，养贤致福；众英积聚，国无寇贼。

Practicing Yao reverent virtue, nurturing the worthy and winning blessing; the brilliant and talented gather together -- the state knows no brigands or thieves.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

狗逐兔走，俱入谷口；与虎逢晤，迫不得去。

A dog chases a rabbit, both plunging into the mouth of the gorge; meeting the tiger face to face, pressed too close to withdraw.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

望尚阿衡，太宰周公，藩屏汤武，立为侯王。

The old minister supports the young lord, governing from behind the curtain. The state is steady as bedrock; the four quarters come to pay homage.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

清人高子，久屯野外；逍遥不归，思我慈母。

The men of Qing under Gao, long encamped in the open fields; roaming at ease, they do not return -- longing for my dear mother.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

三虫作蛊，削迹无与；胜母盗泉，君不安处。

Three worms breed pestilence, traces obliterated and companions lost; at the hamlet called Shengmu and the spring called Daoqan -- the noble man finds no safe abode.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

驴作龙身，进所无前；三日五夜，得其所钦。

A donkey takes on a dragon body, surging forward where none have gone before; after three days and five nights, it attains the one it revered.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

黄里绿衣，君服不宜；淫湎毁常，失其宠光。

Yellow lining and green outer robe, garments unfitting for the lord; dissolute excess ruins the constant way -- he loses his favored brilliance.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

天所顾祐，祸灾不至。安吉不惧。

What heaven looks upon with favor, calamity and disaster cannot reach. At peace, auspicious, and unafraid.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

盘纡九回，行道留难；止须子丘，乃睹所欢。

Winding and coiling through nine turns, the road is beset with hardship; halt and wait for the noble heir -- then you shall see the one you love.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

暴虐失国，为下所逐；北奔阴月，王居旄头。

Tyrannical and cruel, he loses the kingdom and is driven out by those below; fleeing north under the dark moon -- the king dwells among the barbarian stars.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

衘骍从龙，至于华东；与离相逢，送致于邦。

Bearing a scarlet horse, one follows the dragon eastward to Hua; meeting Li along the way -- it is escorted to the realm.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

铜人铁距，雨露劳苦；终日卒岁，无有休息。

A bronze figure with iron claws, enduring rain and dew in bitter toil; from dawn to dusk, from year end to year end -- there is never a moment of rest.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

大人失宜，盈满复亏；长冬之木，盛者灭衰。

The great man loses his due measure; what was full now wanes again. A tree in deep winter -- what flourished withers and decays.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

梅李冬实，国多盗贼；乱扰并作，王不能制。

Plum and pear bear fruit in winter, the state abounds with bandits and thieves; turmoil and upheaval arise together -- the king cannot impose control.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

泽枯无鱼，山童无株；长女嫉妬，使身空虚。

The marsh dries up, no fish remain; the mountain is stripped bare, no tree stands. The elder daughter seethes with jealousy -- she leaves the body spent and hollow.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

天门东虚，既尽为灾；膉𦝢黯苍，秦伯受殃。

The gate of heaven stands empty to the east, its mandate exhausted and turned to calamity; the offerings grow dark and ashen -- the lord of Qin receives his doom.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

褰衣涉河，水深渍衣；赖幸舟子，济脱无他。

Lifting one robes to ford the river, the water is deep and soaks the garments; fortunately the boatman is there -- one crosses safely without mishap.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

推车上山，高仰重难；终日至暮，惟见阜颠。

Pushing a cart uphill, the slope is steep and the load heavy; from daybreak to nightfall -- one sees only the hilltop summit.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

鼎易其耳，热不可举；大路壅塞，旅人心苦。

The cauldron has changed its handles, too hot to lift; the great road is choked and blocked -- the traveler heart is bitter.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

四乱不安，东西为患；退身止足，无出邦域。乃得完全，赖其生福。

Disorder on all four sides, east and west beset with peril; withdrawing the body, curbing one steps -- not venturing beyond the borders. Only then is one kept whole, relying on the blessing of life.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

班马还师，以息劳罢；役夫嘉喜，入户见妻。

Mottled horses return with the army to relieve the weary and spent; the conscript soldiers rejoice -- entering the door, they see their wives.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

积德不怠，遇主逢时；载喜渭阳，身受荣光。

Amassing virtue without ceasing, one meets the sovereign at the destined hour; bearing joy at the north bank of the Wei -- the body receives glory and light.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪