麗澤兌，朋友講習
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.
兌：亨，利貞。
兌卦——亨通。利於守正。喜悅之德能通；但悅必以正方能久。
Dui intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
兌，說也。剛中而柔外，說以利貞，是以順乎天而應乎人。說以先民，民忘其勞；說以犯難，民忘其死。說之大，民勸矣哉！
兌即說（悅）。剛在中而柔在外，悅以利貞——所以順於天而應於人。以悅先導百姓，百姓忘記其勞苦；以悅去克服困難，百姓忘記其生死。悅的力量真大啊！
Dui has the meaning of pleased satisfaction. The strong (lines) are in the centre, and the weak on the outer edges, (indicating that) in pleasure what is most advantageous is the maintenance of firm correctness.
Great Image Commentary
上下卦取象 → 全卦成象 → 人事取法Trigrams → whole image → conduct
麗澤，兌
(The trigram for) the waters of a marsh, with another like it above it, forms Dui.
君子以朋友講習。
The superior man, in accordance with this, encourages the conversation of friends and the stimulus of their (common) practice.
兩澤相連——兌之象。君子由此體會：與朋友互相講論研習。
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.
和兌，吉。
和悅之說——心無偏私，吉。
The first NINE shows the pleasure of (inward) harmony. There will be good fortune.
和兌之吉，行未疑也。
和兌之吉，是因為行為無可疑。
孚兌，吉，悔亡。
誠信的喜悅——吉，悔消失。內有信實之悅。
The second NINE shows the pleasure from (inward) sincerity. There will be good fortune, and occasion for repentance will disappear.
孚兌之吉，信志也。
孚兌之吉，是因為志向誠信。
來兌，凶。
招來別人來悅——凶。陰柔不正，求悅於外。
The third SIX shows its subject bringing pleasure to himself. There will be evil.
來兌之凶，位不當也。
來兌之凶，是因為位置不當。
商兌未寧，介疾有喜。
商度其悅而心未安——能斷然有疾於介（嚴守界限），則有喜。
The fourth NINE shows its subject deliberating about what to seek his pleasure in, and not at rest. He hates the (approach of) evil resolutely; this shall give cause for joy.
九四之喜，有慶也。
九四之喜，是有福慶。
孚于剝，有厲。
誠信於剝（小人之傷）——有險。雖中正，但所信之人為小人。
The fifth NINE shows its subject trusting in one who would injure him. The situation is perilous.
孚于剝，位正當也。
孚于剝，是因為位正當。
引兌。
引人來悅——僅是中性陳述，未明吉凶。被動地引人悅，意味著悅之失於主動。
The topmost SIX shows the pleasure of its subject in leading and attracting others.
上六引兌，未光也。
上六之引兌，是其德未能光大。
(1) Lake, marsh — the trigram image. (2) Joy, pleasure — in old script 說 meant delight.
Delight, pleasure. In classical texts interchangeable with 兌 (and with 悅).
Sincerity, good faith — trust that is inwardly real, not performed.
Paired, adjoining. Here not 'beautiful' — two lakes lying side by side, feeding each other.
To deliberate, weigh. Line 4's unquiet weighing of where to take one's pleasure.
Boundary; firm as a boundary-stone. Drawing the line resolutely.
To strip away, to injure. Here a figure for the petty person who would wear you down.
To draw in, attract. Line 6's passive soliciting of others' pleasure — joy no longer self-generated.
