水火既济 (水火旣濟)

亨小，利贞；初吉终乱。水火相交，万事已成；盛极必衰之际尤当防微杜渐、慎终如始。

水在火上，既济，君子以思患而豫防之。功成圆满之际居安思危，防患于未然。

1. 第1爻 初九初九 · 阳爻曳其輪，濡其尾，無咎。He drags his wheels, he wets his tail; no fault.
2. 第2爻 六二六二 · 阴爻婦喪其茀，勿逐，七日得。The woman loses the curtain of her carriage; do not chase it; in seven days she will find it.
3. 第3爻 九三九三 · 阳爻高宗伐鬼方，三年克之，小人勿用。The Emperor Gaozong attacks the Devil's Country and conquers it in three years; do not employ petty people.
4. 第4爻 六四六四 · 阴爻繻有衣袽，終日戒。The finest clothes turn to rags; be on guard all day.
5. 第5爻 九五九五 · 阳爻東鄰殺牛，不如西鄰之禴祭，實受其福。The eastern neighbor slaughters an ox, but this is not as good as the western neighbor's simple offering; he truly receives the blessing.
6. 第6爻 上六上六 · 阴爻濡其首，厲。He gets his head wet: danger.

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。