地火明夷 (地火明夷)

利艰贞。明入地中，光明受损；处艰难之世当内怀明智而外显柔顺，韬光养晦以待天明。

明入地中，明夷，君子以莅众，用晦而明。在艰难环境中韬光养晦，内怀明智而外示谦和。

1. 第1爻 初九初九 · 阳爻明夷于飛，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 · 阴爻明夷，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 · 阳爻明夷于南狩，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 · 阴爻入于左腹，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 · 阴爻箕子之明夷，利貞。The darkening of the light of Prince Ji; steadfastness is beneficial.
6. 第6爻 上六上六 · 阴爻不明晦，初登于天，後入于地。Not light but darkness; first he climbed to the heavens, afterwards he plunged into the earth.

爻辞原文校勘自《周易》古籍经典，并附国际通用的古典英文释义以供对照研习。