未成之卦，易經之終
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.
未濟：亨。小狐汔濟，濡其尾，無攸利。
未濟卦——亨通。但像小狐快渡河時，浸濕了尾巴——還未成事就先損，沒有甚麼利益。
Wei Ji intimates progress and success. (We see) a young fox that has nearly crossed (the stream), but has wet his tail. There will be no advantage in any way.
未濟，亨，柔得中也。小狐汔濟，未出中也。濡其尾，無攸利，不續終也。雖不當位，剛柔應也。
未濟亨通——是因為柔爻（六五）得中位。「小狐汔濟」是說還未走出險中。「濡其尾，無攸利」是說不能持續到底。雖然每爻都不當位，但剛柔之間相應。
Wei Ji intimates progress and success — because of the central position of the weak fifth line. The young fox is still in the midst of the stream. There will be no advantage because there is no continuity. Although the lines are not in their proper places, the strong and weak still respond.
Great Image Commentary
上下卦取象 → 全卦成象 → 人事取法Trigrams → whole image → conduct
火在水上，未濟
(The trigram representing) fire over (that representing) water forms Wei Ji.
君子以慎辨物居方。
The superior man, in accordance with this, carefully discriminates among (the qualities of) things, and the (different) positions they (naturally) occupy.
火在水上——方向背道，無法相成，這是未濟之象。君子由此體會：要謹慎地辨別事物，使每樣東西居於適當的位置。
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.
濡其尾，吝。
浸濕了尾巴——剛起步就受損，可惜。
The first SIX shows its subject (like a fox) whose tail gets immersed. There will be occasion for regret.
濡其尾，亦不知極也。
浸濕尾巴，是因為不知極限。
曳其輪，貞吉。
拖住車輪不急進——堅守正道則吉。
The second NINE shows its subject dragging back his (carriage-)wheels. With firmness and correctness there will be good fortune.
九二貞吉，中以行正也。
九二之貞吉，是因為居中而能行正道。
未濟，征凶，利涉大川。
事未成——直接前進凶險，但反而利於去涉險渡大河（在險中前進方有出路）。
In the third SIX, with (the state of things) not yet remedied, advancing will lead to evil. But it will be advantageous to (try and) cross the great stream.
未濟征凶，位不當也。
「未濟征凶」，是因為位置不當。
貞吉，悔亡。震用伐鬼方，三年有賞于大國。
堅守正道則吉，悔恨消失——以雷霆之勢征伐鬼方，三年後得到大國的賞賜。
The fourth NINE shows its subject by firm correctness obtaining good fortune, so that all occasion for repentance disappears. Let him stir himself up, as if he were invading the Demon region, where for three years rewards will come to him from the great kingdom.
貞吉悔亡，志行也。
貞吉而悔消，是志向得以實行。
貞吉，無悔。君子之光，有孚，吉。
守正得吉，無悔——君子之光輝煥然，誠信顯現，吉。
The fifth SIX shows its subject by firm correctness obtaining good fortune, and having no occasion for repentance. (We see in him) the brightness of a superior man, and the possession of sincerity. There will be good fortune.
君子之光，其暉吉也。
君子的光輝，是其光明之吉。
有孚于飲酒，無咎。濡其首，有孚失是。
誠信地飲酒（不過量），無咎；但若沉醉到濕了頭，誠信也會失之。
The topmost NINE shows its subject full of confidence and therefore feasting (quietly). There will be no error. (If he) cherish this confidence, till he (is like the fox who) gets his head immersed, it will fail of what is right.
飲酒濡首，亦不知節也。
飲酒到濕了頭，是不知節制。
Not yet — the 'still to come' that names the hexagram.
To cross over (a river); by extension, to succeed, to complete.
Almost, on the point of — nearly across.
That which; a classical particle equivalent to 所 (suo).
Thunderous movement — to shake, to strike with force.
Radiance, glow — the light of the superior man in line 5.
Sincerity, trustworthiness — inner truth that others can rely on.
