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卦辭
正義曰：復亨者，陽氣反復而得亨通，故云復亨也。「出入无疾」者，出則剛長，入則陽反，理會其時，故无疾病也。「朋來无咎」者，朋謂陽也。反復眾陽，朋聚而來，則无咎也。若非陽眾來，則有咎，以其眾陽之來，故无咎也。「反復其道，七日來復」者，欲使反之*與復而得其道，不可過遠。唯七日則來復，乃合於道也。「利有攸往」者，以陽氣方長，往則小人道消，故「利有攸往」也。
' 'Going out and coming in without affliction' means that going out, the firm grows; coming in, the yang returns. It accords with its proper time, hence there is no affliction. 'Companions come without blame': companions refer to the yang.
When the many yang lines turn back and return, companions gather and come, and there is no blame. If the many yang lines did not come, there would be blame; because the many yang lines come, there is no blame.
'Turning back and returning to one's way, in seven days comes the return': this means that the turning back and returning must accord with the Way, and must not go too far. Only after seven days does the return come, which accords with the Way. '
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Source: eee-learning.com (易學網) · Edition: 武英殿十三經注疏