地火明夷 (地火明夷)

艱貞に利し。太陽が地中に隠れる暗黒の試練期です。賢明さを内に秘め、静かに耐え忍んで夜明けを待ちましょう。

明 地中に入るは明夷なり。君子以て衆に莅（のぞ）むに、晦を用て明にす。

1. 第1爻 初九初九 · 陽爻明夷于飛，垂其翼。君子于行，三日不食，有攸往，主人有言。Darkening of the light in flight; he lowers his wings. The noble person on a journey goes three days without eating; wherever he goes, the host has complaints.
2. 第2爻 六二六二 · 陰爻明夷，夷于左股，用拯馬壯，吉。Darkening of the light: wounded in the left thigh; he is rescued by a strong horse: good fortune.
3. 第3爻 九三九三 · 陽爻明夷于南狩，得其大首，不可疾貞。Darkening of the light during a hunt in the south; he captures the great leader. One must not hurry to set things right.
4. 第4爻 六四六四 · 陰爻入于左腹，獲明夷之心，于出門庭。Entering the left side of the belly, he grasps the heart of the darkening; he leaves by the gate and courtyard.
5. 第5爻 六五六五 · 陰爻箕子之明夷，利貞。The darkening of the light of Prince Ji; steadfastness is beneficial.
6. 第6爻 上六上六 · 陰爻不明晦，初登于天，後入于地。Not light but darkness; first he climbed to the heavens, afterwards he plunged into the earth.

爻辞の漢文原典は『周易』に基づきます。英訳はリヒャルト・ヴィルヘルム等の古典的解釈に準拠しています。