Hexagram Statement
卦辭
正義曰：兌，說也。《說卦》曰：「說萬物者莫說乎澤。」以兌是象澤之卦，故以兌為名。澤以潤生萬物，所以萬物皆說。施於人事，猶人君以恩惠養民，民无不說也。惠施民說，所以為亨。以說說物，恐陷諂邪，其利在於貞正。故曰「兌，亨利貞」。
The Correct Meaning states: Dui means joy. ' Since Dui is the trigram that symbolizes the marsh, it takes Dui as its name. The marsh moistens and gives life to the myriad things, and therefore the myriad things all rejoice.
Applied to human affairs, it is like a ruler nourishing the people with grace and benevolence, so that the people are without exception joyful. When benevolence is bestowed and the people rejoice, this is why there is success.
Yet when one uses joy to please things, there is the danger of falling into flattery and deviance; the benefit lies in correctness. Therefore it says 'Dui: Success. '
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Source: eee-learning.com (易學網) · Edition: 武英殿十三經注疏