用晦而明，蒞眾之道
Judgment and its commentary
先讀經文，再讀《彖傳》如何解釋卦辭。Read the received text first, then its Tuan commentary.
明夷：利艱貞。
明夷卦——利於艱難中守正。光明被掩之時，當以艱忍守德。
Ming Yi indicates that (in the circumstances which it denotes) it will be advantageous to realise the difficulty (of the position), and maintain firm correctness.
明入地中，明夷。內文明而外柔順，以蒙大難，文王以之。利艱貞，晦其明也，內難而能正其志，箕子以之。
明（離）入地（坤）中——明夷之象。內有文明（離）而外柔順（坤），蒙受大難——文王處之以此。「利艱貞」是隱晦自己的明、內處艱難而能正其志——箕子處之以此。
(The symbol of) the Earth and (that of) Brightness entering into the midst of it form Ming Yi. (The inner trigram has the attribute of) accomplished and the outer that of submission. (King) Wen acted thus when overshadowed by the great calamity. The Viscount of Ji acted similarly.
Great Image Commentary
上下卦取象 → 全卦成象 → 人事取法Trigrams → whole image → conduct
明入地中，明夷
(The trigram representing) the earth and that for the bright (sun) entering within it form Ming Yi.
君子以蒞眾，用晦而明。
The superior man, in accordance with this, conducts his management of men; he shows his intelligence by keeping it obscured.
明入地中——明夷之象。君子由此體會：在蒞臨眾人之時，要以晦藏其明（不顯耀自己之能）方能真正明察。
本站導讀，不屬《大象傳》原文；用來預覽本卦六爻由初至上的意象變化。An editorial preview of the six line images, not part of the Great Image Commentary.
明夷于飛，垂其翼。君子于行，三日不食。有攸往，主人有言。
光明被傷時的飛鳥——垂下翅膀。君子上路三日不食。如往他處，主人會有怨言。處明夷之初宜立刻離開。
The first NINE shows its subject, in the time of Ming Yi, flying, but with drooping wings. When the superior man is revolving his going away, he may be for three days without eating. Wherever he goes, the people there may speak (derisively of him).
君子于行，義不食也。
君子在路上不食，是行其義。
明夷，夷于左股，用拯馬壯，吉。
傷於左大腿——用強健之馬拯救，吉。雖傷未重，及時自救。
The second SIX shows its subject in the time of Ming Yi wounded in the left thigh. He saves himself by the strength of a (swift) horse; and is fortunate.
六二之吉，順以則也。
六二之吉，是順從而合度。
明夷于南狩，得其大首，不可疾貞。
於南方狩獵——獲其首惡，但不可急於糾正。征伐凶徒須有耐心。
The third NINE shows its subject, in the time of Ming Yi, hunting in the south, and taking the great chief (of the darkness). He should not be eager to make (all) correct (at once).
南狩之志，乃大得也。
南狩之志，是大有所得。
入于左腹，獲明夷之心，于出門庭。
深入左腹（暗處）——獲悉明夷之心（明察了當權者之意），於是走出家門離開。識破而退。
The fourth SIX shows us how its subject (can be) entering into the left side of the belly (of the dark land), and (yet be able to) carry out the mind appropriate (in the condition denoted by) Ming Yi, quitting the gate and courtyard (of the lord of darkness).
入于左腹，獲心意也。
入左腹，是獲悉其心意。
箕子之明夷，利貞。
箕子處明夷之道——利於守正。商紂時箕子佯狂以避禍而存志。
The fifth SIX shows how the Viscount of Ji fulfilled the conditions of the time of Ming Yi. It will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
箕子之貞，明不可息也。
箕子之守正，是其明不可熄。
不明，晦。初登于天，後入于地。
不明而黑暗——起初登於天上，最終墮入地中。掩明者自掩，至明夷之極。
The topmost SIX shows the case where there is no light, but only obscurity. (Its subject) had at first ascended to (the top of) the sky; his future shall be to go into the earth.
初登于天，照四國也。後入于地，失則也。
起初登於天，本可照四國。最終入於地，是失了道。
Brightness wounded, the light obscured.
To wound; also to level, flatten.
To preside over, come before (the many).
Obscurity, darkness — here, deliberately assumed.
To rescue, save.
To hunt.
The belly — figure for the inside, the interior.
The Viscount of Ji, uncle of the Shang tyrant King Zhou, who feigned madness to escape harm.
