明慎用刑而不留獄
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.
旅，小亨，旅貞吉。
旅卦——小有亨通，旅人守正則吉。在外為客之時不可大事而能小成，須以正自處。
Lyu indicates that (in the condition which it denotes) there may be some little attainment and progress. If the stranger or traveller be firm and correct as he ought to be, there will be good fortune.
旅，小亨。柔得中乎外而順乎剛，止而麗乎明，是以小亨，旅貞吉也。旅之時義大矣哉。
旅小亨——柔（六五）得中於外卦，順從剛健；下卦艮止、上卦離明（麗於明）——所以小亨。旅人守正則吉。旅卦的時與義，意義非常大。
Lyu intimates that there may be some little attainment and progress. The weak occupies the central place in the outer (trigram), and is obedient to the strong. (We have also the attributes of) quiet resting and of being attached to what is intelligent.
Great Image Commentary
上下卦取象 → 全卦成象 → 人事取法Trigrams → whole image → conduct
山上有火，旅
(The trigram representing) a mountain and above it that for fire form Lyu.
君子以明慎用刑而不留獄。
The superior man, in accordance with this, exerts his wisdom and caution in the use of punishments and will not allow litigations to continue.
山上有火——旅之象。山靜而火行，火不久留。君子由此體會：要明白謹慎地施用刑罰，不可把案件積壓在獄中。如同火不久留之象——刑罰宜速決而不可拖延。
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.
旅瑣瑣，斯其所取災。
旅人瑣碎卑下——這是自取其災。陰柔在最下而貪小利，不知旅之道在大度——必招災。
The first SIX shows the stranger mean and meanly occupied. It is thus that he brings on himself (further) calamity.
旅瑣瑣，志窮災也。
旅瑣瑣，是志氣窮乏招來災難。
旅即次，懷其資，得童僕貞。
旅人到了客棧，懷有財資，得到童僕之忠誠。陰柔得中正——旅之最佳之位：有居所、有資、有人助。
The second SIX shows the stranger, occupying his lodging-house, carrying with him his means of livelihood, and provided with good and trusty servants.
得童僕貞，終無尤也。
得童僕之忠誠，終究無過失。
旅焚其次，喪其童僕貞，厲。
旅人燒了客棧，喪失了童僕的忠誠——危險。陽剛在三而過剛——失客之道，自焚其居、失其僕。
The third NINE shows the stranger burning his lodging-house, and having lost his servants. However firm and correct he (try to) be, he will be in a perilous position.
旅焚其次，亦以傷矣。以旅與下，其義喪也。
旅焚其次，已是傷害。以旅人之身對下傲慢，是失其義。
旅于處，得其資斧，我心不快。
旅人有了居處，得到財資和工具，但內心不快。陽剛居陰位——雖有所得而不安於旅，思歸之心生。
The fourth NINE shows the traveller in a resting-place, having (also) the means of livelihood and the axe (to defend himself), (but he says), 'I am not yet at ease in my mind.'
旅于處，未得位也。得其資斧，心未快也。
旅而有處，是未得正位。得其資斧，是心未快樂。
射雉一矢亡，終以譽命。
射雉鳥而一箭命中（殺一以得多），最終獲得讚譽和爵命。柔得尊位於離（明）之中——以小施而獲大譽，旅之大成。
The fifth SIX shows its subject shooting a pheasant. He will lose his arrow, but in the end he will obtain praise and a (high) charge.
終以譽命，上逮也。
終獲讚譽和爵命，是達到上層。
鳥焚其巢，旅人先笑後號咷。喪牛于易，凶。
鳥燒了它的巢——旅人先笑後號哭。在邊邑（易）失了牛——凶。陽剛居旅之極而過——失家失牛，旅之最凶。
The topmost NINE suggests the idea of a bird burning its nest. The stranger, (thus represented), first laughs and then cries out. He has lost his ox(-like docility) too readily and easily. There will be evil.
以旅在上，其義焚也。喪牛于易，終莫之聞也。
以旅人之身居於最上，是必焚之義。失牛於邊邑，最終無人知曉。
To sojourn as a guest abroad; the traveler, the wanderer — the hexagram's name and condition.
Petty, mean — grasping at small things.
Lodging, an inn — a resting place on the road.
Means, travel money.
Attendants, servants — the traveler's help.
Means and the axe — resources plus tools (or self-defense).
Pheasant.
Arrow.
Praise and appointment — reputation together with an official charge.
A border town (place name); also read as 'carelessly, too easily.'
To wail aloud.
