99.君子以施祿及下,居德則忌—— 出自《夬·象》(1 / 1)

99.君子以施祿及下,居德則忌—— 出自《夬·象》

今譯:把恩惠送給下屬,雖然在行善積德,依舊要約束自己而防止出現過失。

衍言:唯有謹慎一世,方保終身無虞。

《周易》小詞典:《夬》,卦名。夬,有決的意思。凡事發展到頂端而崩解,就叫決。

The superior man bestows emolument on those below him, and dislikes allowing his gifts to accumulate undispensed.——from The Great Symbolism, Gui

Modern interpretation: A wise man should do some favor to his subordinates. He must control himself to avoid errors and mistakes although he has done a lot of good deeds.

Moral: Only by remaining prudent and cautious, can one have no worries about himself all his life.

Glossary: Guai is the symbol of displacing or removing. It is meant by Guai that things would fall apart as they have fully developed and reached its climax.