嚮晦入宴息，隨之時義大矣
先看圖像，再讀文字。Read the image before the words.
澤中有雷，隨
(The trigram representing) a marsh and (above it that for) thunder (in the midst of it), form Sui.
君子以嚮晦入宴息。
The superior man, in accordance with this, when the day darkens, enters (his house) and rests in retirement.
澤中有雷，是隨之象（雷藏澤中，靜而隨時）。君子由此體會：當夜晚來臨時就入屋休息（順時而息）。
(The trigram representing) a marsh and (above it that for) thunder (in the midst of it), form Sui. The superior man, in accordance with this, when the day darkens, enters (his house) and rests in retirement.
先讀經文，再讀《彖傳》如何解釋卦辭。The received text, then the Tuan commentary on it.
隨：元亨利貞，無咎。
隨卦大亨通，利於守正，無咎。隨從之事必伴正道，正則無咎。
Sui (indicates that under its conditions) there will be great progress and success. But it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. There will (then) be no error.
隨，剛來而下柔，動而說，隨。大亨貞無咎，而天下隨時，隨之時義大矣哉！
隨：剛爻（震）來而居於柔爻（兌）之下，動而悅，所以為隨。大亨守正而無咎，天下萬物隨時而動，隨之時義真大啊！
In Sui we see the strong come and place itself under the weak; we have (the qualities of) movement and pleased satisfaction — that is Sui. There is great progress and success in being firm and correct, so that there shall be no error, and all under heaven shall follow at such a time.
六條線各有一句判斷。閱讀次序初→上；卦象由下而上，看左側的卦。One statement per line, read from the first line to the top. The figure is drawn bottom-up — watch the rail.
官有渝，貞吉。出門交有功。
官位有變動，守正則吉。出門交往有功。
The first NINE shows us one in office whose views are changed. If he be firm and correct, there will be good fortune. (His) going beyond (his own) gate to meet others will lead to achievement.
官有渝，從正吉也。出門交有功，不失也。
官位變動而從正則吉。出門交往有功，不會失。
係小子，失丈夫。
繫於小子（次要的人），失了丈夫（重要的人）。陰柔不能兼顧，所從非正。
The second SIX shows us one who cleaves to the little boy, and lets go the man of age and experience.
係小子，弗兼與也。
繫於小子，是不能兼顧。
係丈夫，失小子，隨有求得，利居貞。
繫於丈夫，失了小子，所隨之事有求得，利於居正。能舍小取大。
The third SIX shows us one who cleaves to the man of age and experience, and lets go the little boy. Such following will get what it seeks; but it will be advantageous to adhere to what is firm and correct.
係丈夫，志舍下也。
繫於丈夫，是志在舍下而從上。
隨有獲，貞凶。有孚在道，以明，何咎？
隨從而有所獲，守此則凶。但若有誠信於道而又光明，又有何咎？得而能正則無咎。
The fourth NINE shows us one followed and obtaining (adherents). Though he be firm and correct, there will be evil. If he be sincere (however) in his course, and make that evident, into what error can he fall?
隨有獲，其義凶也。有孚在道，明功也。
隨而有獲，按理是凶。有孚在道，是明功的力量。
孚于嘉，吉。
誠信於美善，吉。剛中得位，所隨者皆嘉美。
The fifth NINE shows us one sincerely cleaving to what is excellent. There will be good fortune.
孚于嘉吉，位正中也。
孚於嘉之吉，是位正而中。
拘係之，乃從維之。王用亨于西山。
緊緊拘係，再加以維繫。君王用此祭享於西山。隨之至極，必須堅固維繫。
The topmost SIX shows us (the case of) parties laid hold of and bound, and then further secured by ropes. (We see) the king with it presenting his offerings on the western mountain.
拘係之，上窮也。
拘係而又繫之，是上爻已窮。
把象套到你的情境，取一個可行的下一步。Apply the image to your situation; take one practical step.
隨·隨時·從正
Following · timeliness · following the upright
隨卦的重點在「隨之以正」與「嚮晦入宴息」：隨從必須合於正道，違逆時機就不該跟。最好的狀態是九五「孚于嘉」，所隨的是美善之事；最忌九四「隨有獲，貞凶」，跟著人得了好處反而容易亂了分寸。
Sui's core lessons are following with uprightness, and resting when darkness falls. Following must accompany the right path; don't follow against the times. The best state is line 5's sincerity toward excellence; the one to guard against is line 4, where gain from following can throw you off course even when you stay correct.
六二「係小子，失丈夫」是現代人常犯的錯：為了眼前小利，丟了長期該顧的大局。讀這一爻可以自我提醒，跟對人往往比認準方向更要緊。
Line 2, 'cleaving to the little boy, losing the man,' is a common modern failure: sacrificing the long term for a short-term gain. Following the right person often matters more than following the right direction.
王弼以為隨卦的核心在「剛來下柔」，剛健者主動屈下而隨柔順者，這纔是隨從之德。卦辭「元亨利貞」四德齊備，但前提是「正」，隨之而不正則凶。
For Wang Bi the core of Sui is 'the firm comes and places itself below the yielding': the vigorous one willingly bends down to follow the compliant, and that is the virtue of following. The Judgment carries all four virtues, yuan heng li zhen, but on one premise, correctness (zheng). Following without correctness brings misfortune.
程子強調大象「嚮晦入宴息」，隨之大義是隨時。日落該休息就休息，不可違時而動。他以九五「孚於嘉」為主，所隨必須是美善之事方為正隨。
Cheng Yi emphasizes the Great Image, 'as darkness falls, enter and rest': the great meaning of Sui is following the times. When the sun sets, rest, and do not act against the hour. He takes line 5, 'sincere toward the excellent,' as the ruling idea: only when what one follows is genuinely good is the following correct.
朱子直言：隨者，從也、順也。卦辭「元亨」貴在守正，若所隨非正，雖有所獲亦凶（九四之戒）。學者觀此知：隨之大義在於「擇善而從」。
Zhu Xi is direct: Sui means to follow, to comply. The Judgment's 'great success' hangs on holding to correctness. If what you follow is not upright, even gain turns to misfortune (the warning of line 4). From this the student learns that the great meaning of Sui is 'choose the good and follow it.'
隨講跟從。卦辭給足了「元亨利貞」四德，條件只有一個字：正。跟對了，路全通；跟的東西歪了，跟得再緊也是陪葬。九五「孚于嘉，吉」是正隨的樣子，心裡信的是實實在在的善事，這樣的跟從越深越好。最險的位置反而在九四：「隨有獲，貞凶」，跟著人得了好處，權勢名利往身上聚，哪怕守得正也凶，除非「有孚在道，以明」，利益擺在道理上、來路去路都透亮，纔可無咎。 大象另給了一層日用的讀法：「君子以嚮晦入宴息」。天黑了就進屋歇著，不跟天時擰著幹。隨人之前，先學會隨時。
Sui is about following. The Judgment grants all four virtues, yuan heng li zhen, on a single condition: uprightness. Follow the right thing and every road opens; follow something crooked, and the tighter you cling the deeper you are buried with it. Line 5, 'sincere toward the excellent, auspicious,' is what right following looks like: what your heart trusts is solid, real good, and following like that only improves with depth. The most dangerous seat is line 4: 'following brings gain, even correct, ominous.' You follow someone and the benefits arrive, power and profit piling onto you, dangerous even if you stay upright, unless 'there is sincerity on the way, with clarity': the gains rest on principle, and where they came from and where they go is transparent. Only then, no blame. The Great Image adds an everyday reading: 'the superior man, as darkness falls, goes in to rest.' When night comes, go inside and sleep, and don't wrestle the hour. Before learning to follow people, learn to follow the times.
跟從、順應時勢。全卦以此字立意，兼有跟隨、順時二義。
To follow, to comply; also to move with the times. The hexagram's theme carries all three senses.
改變、變動。初九「官有渝」指官位或立場有了變化。
To change, to shift.
繫住、依附於人。六二、六三以「係小子」「係丈夫」講所依附的對象。
To tie oneself to, to attach to — the image of cleaving to a person.
誠信，發自內心而可靠的信實。九四、九五皆以「孚」論所隨是否可靠。
Sincerity, inner trust — good faith that can be relied on.
美善、值得稱許。九五「孚于嘉」指誠信所向是美善之事。
Excellent, fine, good — what deserves to be followed.
抓住、拘束，引申為緊緊維繫。上六「拘係之」寫隨從已到最緊的地步。
To grasp, to hold fast; to bind.
安居休息。大象「入宴息」指天黑後回屋歇著。
To rest in quiet; to retire and repose.
天色漸暗、近黃昏。與「宴息」連讀，指順應日夜作息。
Toward dusk — as the day darkens.
第十七卦隨（跟隨）與第十八卦蠱（治舊）互為綜卦，也互為錯卦，是卦序中少見的對稱。卦序排列也有一層提醒：盲從容易生蠱，治蠱得從認清什麼是正開始。
Hexagram 17 Sui (Following) and Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on the Decayed) are both inverse and opposite of each other, a rare structural symmetry. The sequence carries the lesson: blind following breeds decay, and treating decay begins with learning to recognize what is upright.
大象「君子以嚮晦入宴息」一句，講的是順時而動最簡單的道理：天黑了就休息，不違自然。後世談養生作息，也常呼應這個意思。
The Great Image line, 'the superior man, as darkness falls, goes in to rest,' states the simplest form of the Chinese principle of moving with the times: when it gets dark, rest, and do not fight nature. Later ideas about yangsheng (nourishing life) often echo this line.
彖傳「天下隨時」常被後世論政治時機時引用：時勢不可逆，順時而為方得人心。後人常說的「順天者昌」，也呼應這個道理。
The Tuan Zhuan's line 'all under heaven follows the times' is often cited in later discussions of political timing: the momentum of the times cannot be reversed, and only acting with it wins the people's hearts. The later maxim 'those who comply with heaven flourish' echoes the same idea.
九四這四個字要細讀：跟著人得了好處，這件事本身就是險。得利容易讓人忘了「從正」這個根本。後世常說的「跟對人」，該與這一爻對照著讀。
Line 4's four characters reward a close read: when following someone brings you profit, that fact is itself the danger, because gain makes it easy to forget the root, following what is upright. The popular wisdom of 'just follow the right person' should be read against this line.
「隨之時義大矣」之意？為何時是隨之根本？
What does 'the timing of following is great' mean? Why is timing the root?
為何九四「隨有獲，貞凶」？跟隨而有獲為何反凶？
Why does following with gain bring evil even if upright?
用六三「係丈夫，失小子」評論一個你舍小取大的時刻。
Use line 3 to comment on a moment of releasing minor for major.