第54卦卦变

荆木冬生，司寇缓刑。威权在下，国乱且倾。

The thorn-tree sprouts in winter; the minister of justice suspends his punishments. Authority rests with those below; the state falls into disorder and ruin.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

喘牛伤暑，弗能成亩。草莱不辟，年岁无有。

The panting ox, stricken by heat, cannot finish the furrow. Weeds and brambles go uncleared; the year yields nothing at all.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

鱼欲负流。众不同心，至德安乐。

The fish would swim against the current. The multitude are not of one heart; through utmost virtue, peace and joy prevail.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

春耕有息，秋入利福。献豜大豭，以乐成功。

Spring plowing brings its rest; autumn's harvest yields profit and blessing. Offering a young sow and a great boar, they celebrate their success with joy.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

生有圣德，上配太极。皇灵建中，授我以福。

Born with sagely virtue, matched above with the Supreme Ultimate. The imperial spirit establishes the center and bestows upon us blessings.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

右抚琴头，左手援带。凶讼不已，相与争戾，失利而归。

Right hand caresses the qin's head; left hand tugs the sash. Bitter litigation ceases not; they contend and quarrel with one another, returning home having lost their gain.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

炙鱼枯斗，张伺夜鼠。舌不忍味，机发为祟。笮不得去。

Roasting dried fish on a withered brazier, setting the trap for the night rat. The tongue cannot savor the taste; the mechanism springs and brings calamity. Pressed tight, unable to escape.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

申酉说服，牛马休息。君子以安，劳者得懽。

In the hours of Shen and You, persuasion prevails; ox and horse find their rest. The gentleman dwells in peace; the laborer finds his joy.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

尧门尹爵，圣德增益。使民不疲，安无怵惕。

At Yao's gate, bestowing rank and title; sagely virtue ever increases. The people are not wearied; they dwell in peace without alarm.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

孤公寡妇，独宿悲苦。目张耳鸣，莫与笑语。

The lonely widower, the solitary widow, sleeping alone in bitter sorrow. Eyes wide, ears ringing; no one to share laughter or words.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

外得好畜，相与嫁娶。仁贤集聚，咨询厥事。倾夺我城，使家不宁。

Fine livestock gained abroad; families joined in marriage. The benevolent and worthy gather to deliberate on these affairs. They seize and topple our city, leaving the household without peace.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

煎砂盛暑，鲜有不朽。去河三里，败我利市。老牛盲马，去之何悔？

Frying sand in fierce heat, few things escape decay. Three li from the river, our profitable market is ruined. The old ox and the blind horse — what regret in leaving them behind?

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

甲乙戊庚，随时转行。不失常节，萌芽律屈。咸达出生，各乐其类。

Jia, Yi, Wu, Geng — turning with each season. Never losing the constant rhythm, the buds and sprouts bend and straighten. All reach forth into life, each rejoicing in its kind.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

依宵夜游，与君相遭。除解烦惑，使心不忧。

Leaning on the night, wandering abroad; encountering you by chance. Cares and confusions dispelled; the heart is freed from worry.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

死友绝朋，巧言为谗。覆白污玉，颜叔哀喑。

Friends dead, companions gone; clever words become slander. White is smeared, jade defiled; Yan Shu grieves in silence.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

逐利三年，利走如神。辗转东西，如鸟避丸。

Chasing profit for three years, gain eludes like a spirit. Rolling east then west, like a bird dodging the slung stone.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

隄防坏决，河水放逸。伤害稼穑，居孤独宿，没溺我邑。

The dike and dam break apart; the river runs wild and free. Crops and harvests ruined; dwelling alone in solitary night, our village drowns beneath the flood.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

阴阳隔塞，许嫁不荅。旄丘新台，悔往叹息。

Yin and yang are blocked and sundered; the betrothal promise goes unanswered. The barren hill, the new tower — she regrets and sighs over what has passed.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

伯夷叔齐，贞廉之师。以德防患，忧祸不存。

Orchid and angelica grow in the wild, unconcerned with market price. Their hidden fragrance carries far; only the discerning come.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

阳为狂悖，拔剑自伤，为身生殃。

Yang turns to wild defiance; drawing the sword, he wounds himself, bringing calamity upon his own body.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

进士为官，不若服田，获寿保年。

Advancing to serve as an official is not as good as tending the fields; thereby one gains long life and preserves one's years.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

耕石不生，弃礼无名。缝衣失针，襦袴弗成。

Plowing stone yields no growth; abandoning rites leaves no name. Sewing clothes but losing the needle; jacket and trousers remain unfinished.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

灵龟陆处，一旦失所，伊子复耕，桀乱无辅。

The divine tortoise stranded on land, suddenly losing its place. Yi Yin returns to the plow; Jie's disorder finds no support.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

室当源口，溺漂为海。财产殚尽，衣食无有。

The house sits at the spring's mouth; drowned and carried off to sea. Wealth and property utterly spent; food and clothing gone entirely.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

鸡方啄粟，为狐所逐。走不得食，惶惧喘息。

The chicken pecks at grain; the fox gives chase. It flees without eating, panting and gasping in terror.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

家在海隅，绕旋深流。岂敢惮行，无木以趋。

Home at the sea's far corner, ringed by deep currents. Who would not dare the journey? Yet there is no wood to make the crossing.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

他山之储，与环为仇。来攻吾城，伤我肌肤。国家骚忧。

Stores from the neighboring mountain, allied with the ring-wall's foe. They come to attack our city, wounding our very flesh. The state is shaken with worry.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

弊镜无光，不见文章。少女不嫁，弃于其公。

The worn mirror has no light; it cannot show the pattern. The young woman goes unmarried, abandoned by her lord.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

大蛇巨鱼，相搏于郊。君臣隔塞，戴公出庐。

The great serpent and the giant fish wrestle in the open field. Lord and minister are sundered; Duke Dai departs from his dwelling.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

绝世无嗣，福禄不存。精神涣散，离其躬身。

The line is severed, no heir remains; fortune and rank endure no more. Spirit and essence scatter and fade, departing from the living body.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

文君之德，养仁致福。年无胎夭，国富民实。忧者之望，憎参盗息。

The virtue of Lord Wen nurtures benevolence and brings blessings. No infant dies untimely in the year; the state is rich, the people full. The anxious find their hope; hatred and banditry cease.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

合欢之国，喜为我福。东岳南山，朝跻成息。

A land of shared joy; happiness becomes our blessing. East Peak and South Mountain — we ascend at dawn and rest at the summit.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

忧人之患，履悖易颜，为身祸残。率身自守，与喜相抱，长子成老。封受福祉。

Grieving over others' troubles, treading error, changing one's expression; calamity mars the body. Guarding oneself in discipline, embracing joy — the eldest son grows old. Enfeoffed, he receives blessings.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

太公避纣，七十隐处。卒受圣文，为王室辅。

The Grand Duke avoids the tyrant Zhou, hiding for seventy years. At last he receives the sage King Wen and becomes the pillar of the royal house.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

江汉上流，政逆民忧。阴伐其阳，雌为雄公。

The Yangtze and Han flow upstream; governance reversed, the people grieve. Yin attacks yang; the hen usurps the cock's authority.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

缩绪乱丝，举手为灾。越亩逐兔，丧其衣袴。

Pulling tangled thread from a knotted skein; every touch brings further disaster. Crossing the furrows to chase the hare, losing one's very trousers.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

臭彘腐水，与狼相辅。亡夫失子，忧及父母。

The stinking pig and putrid water; the wolf becomes one's ally. Husband lost and child gone; grief reaches the father and mother.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

刲羊不当，女执空筐。兔跛鹿踦，缘山坠堕。谗佞乱作。

Slaughtering the sheep, missing the mark; the woman holds an empty basket. The hare limps, the deer stumbles; along the mountain's edge they tumble and fall. Slander and flattery run rampant.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

拔剑伤手，见敌不善。良臣无佐，国忧为咎。

Drawing the sword, he wounds his own hand; facing the enemy, nothing goes well. The loyal minister has no support; the state's sorrow becomes its undoing.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

三羖五䍧，相随俱行。迷入空泽，循谷直北。经涉六驳，为所伤败。

Three black rams and five spotted sheep follow together in a line. Straying into the empty marsh, they follow the valley straight north. Passing through terrain of six-striped beasts, they are wounded and defeated.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

争鸡失羊，亡其金囊，利得不长。陈蔡之患，赖楚以安。

Quarreling over the chicken, losing the sheep; the gold purse gone, profit does not last. The troubles of Chen and Cai; they relied on Chu for safety.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

三骊负衡，南芷取香。秋兰芬馥，盈满神匮。利我仲季。

Three black steeds bear the crossbar, heading south to gather fragrance. Autumn orchids, rich and sweet, fill the sacred storehouse to the brim. Blessings upon our younger brothers.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

孟夏己丑，哀呼尼父。明德讫终，乱虐滋起。

Early summer, the day Yi Chou; they cry out in grief for Master Ni. Bright virtue reaches its end; disorder and cruelty arise.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

履不容足，南山多草。家有芳兰，乃无病疾。

Shoes too tight for the feet; the southern mountain is thick with grass. The household keeps fragrant orchids; thus there is no sickness or affliction.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

三足无头，弗知所之。心强睛伤。莫使为明，不见月光。

Three legs, no head; not knowing where to go. The mind is stubborn, the eyes are hurt. Do not make it see; it cannot perceive the moonlight.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

戴尧扶禹。松乔彭祖，西过王母。道里夷易，无敢难者。

An immortal crane leads the way; clouds form a bridge. At Kunlun's Jade Pool, turquoise waters shimmer. The peaches of immortality fruit once in a thousand years — eating one extends life, joy and ease forever.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

式微式微，忧祸相绊。隔以岩山，室家分散。

Declining, declining — worries and misfortunes entangle one another. Sundered by cliff and crag; household and home are torn apart.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

灵龟陆处，一旦失所。伊子复耕，桀乱无辅。

The flood dragon stranded on the sandbar; the phoenix lands on earth — mocked by chickens and dogs. Yesterday, a gold-sealed guest in the high hall; today, gathering firewood in the wilderness.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

仁德覆洽，恩及异域，泽被殊方，祸灾隐伏。蚕不作室，寒无所得。

Benevolent virtue spreads far and wide, grace reaching foreign lands, blessings covering distant places. Yet disaster hides within. The silkworm builds no cocoon; in the cold, there is nothing to be had.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

夏麦麸䵃，霜击其芒。疾君败国，使年夭伤。

Summer wheat turned to bran and chaff; frost strikes down its awns. Sickness plagues the lord and ruins the state; the year's young lives are cut short.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

火虽炽，在吾后。寇虽多，出我右。身安吉，不危殆。

Though fire rages fierce, it is at my back. Though bandits swarm, they emerge to my right. My body is safe and blessed, facing no peril.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

辽远绝路，客宿多悔。顽嚣相聚，生我畏恶。

Distant and far, the road cut off; the traveler lodges in regret. The brash and the loud gather together, breeding in me fear and loathing.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

悬悬南海，去家万里。飞兔褭骏，一日见母，除我忧悔。

Suspended far over the southern sea, ten thousand li from home. The flying hare, the swift steed — in one day he sees his mother, and all grief and regret are lifted.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

坚冰黄裳，鸟哀悲愁。不见白粒，但覩藜蒿。数惊鸷鸟，为我心忧。

Hard ice and yellow earth; the bird mourns in sorrow. No white grain to be seen, only goosefoot and wormwood. Startled again and again by birds of prey; this weighs upon my heart.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

困而后通，虽危不穷。终得其愿，姬姜相从。

Trapped, then at last set free; though imperiled, not brought to ruin. In the end the wish is granted; Ji and Jiang go forth together.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

西贾巴蜀，寒雪至毂。欲前不得，还反空屋。

Trading westward in Ba and Shu; snow buries the cart to its hubs. Wishing to press on but unable; he turns back to an empty house.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

作新初陵，烂陷难登。三驹摧车，斲顿伤颐。

Building a new hillside road; the soft ground collapses, impossible to climb. Three colts wreck the cart; the axle shatters and strikes the jaw.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

延颈望酒，不入我口。深目自苦，利得无有，幽人悦喜。

Stretching the neck, longing for wine; it does not enter my mouth. Deep-set eyes, self-inflicted bitterness; profit and gain are nowhere to be found. The recluse finds quiet joy.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

仲春孟夏，和气所舍。生我喜福，国无残贼。

Mid-spring into early summer; where harmonious energy comes to rest. It gives us joyful blessings; the state knows no cruelty or harm.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

张罗捕鸠，兔离其灾。雌雄俱得，为罝所贼。

Spreading the net to catch the dove; the rabbit escapes its doom. Male and female both are taken; the snare becomes their executioner.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

三人俱行，一人言北，伯仲欲南，少叔不得。中路分争，道鬭相贼。

Three men travel together; one speaks for north, the elder brothers wish south, the youngest cannot prevail. Midway they fall to quarreling; on the road they turn to blows and injury.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

然诺不行，欺绐误人。使我露宿，夜归温室。神怒不直，鬼欲求独。刺击其目，反言自贼。

Promises unfulfilled, deceit misleads. I am made to sleep in the open; at night I return to the warm room. The spirits rage at injustice; the ghosts seek solitude. They strike at his eyes; his own words become his undoing.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

陈辞达诚，使安不倾。增禄益寿，以成功名。

Presenting words to convey sincerity, he brings stability and prevents collapse. Rank is increased, longevity extended; thus merit and fame are achieved.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪

火烧公床，破家灭亡。然得安昌，先忧重丧。

Fire burns the lord's bed; the household is shattered and destroyed. Yet in the end, peace and prosperity are found; first comes grief and heavy mourning.

— 焦延寿《焦氏易林》，公元前一世纪