困
“Confining” —— 文王第 47 卦
困頓：水也深，地也枯。君子在逆境中，依然守住本志。
卦辭 THE JUDGMENT
亨。貞，大人吉，無咎；有言不信。
In (the condition denoted by) Kun there may (yet be) progress and success. For the firm and correct, the (really) great man, there will be good fortune. He will fall into no error. If he make speeches, his words cannot be made good.—— The I Ching, trans. James Legge, 1899（公有領域）1
象傳 THE IMAGE
《象》曰：澤無水，困；君子以致命遂志。
大象傳取象：由坎與兌的組合看出這個局面，並指出君子在此局面中的做法。——《周易》象傳，公有領域2
六爻 爻辭
臀困于株木，入于幽谷，三歲不覿。
The first SIX, divided, shows its subject with bare buttocks straitened under the stump of a tree. He enters a dark valley, and for three years has no prospect (of deliverance).
困于酒食，朱紱方來，利用享祀；征凶，無咎。
The second NINE, undivided, shows its subject straitened amidst his wine and viands. There come to him anon the red knee-covers (of the ruler). It will be well for him (to maintain his sincerity as) in sacrificing. Active operations (on his part) will lead to evil, but he will be free from blame.
困于石，據于蒺藜，入于其宮，不見其妻，凶。
The third SIX, divided, shows its subject straitened before a (frowning) rock. He lays hold of thorns. He enters his palace, and does not see his wife. There will be evil.
來徐徐，困于金車，吝，有終。
The fourth NINE, undivided shows its subject proceeding very slowly (to help the subject of the first line), who is straitened by the carriage adorned with metal in front of him. There will be occasion for regret, but the end will be good.
劓刖，困于赤紱，乃徐有說，利用祭祀。
The fifth NINE, undivided, shows its subject with his nose and feet cut off. He is straitened by (his ministers in their) scarlet aprons. He is leisurely in his movements, however, and is satisfied. It will be well for him to be (as sincere) as in sacrificing (to spiritual beings).
困于葛藟，于臲卼，曰動悔，有悔。征吉。
The sixth SIX, divided, shows its subject straitened, as if bound with creepers; or n a high and dangerous position, and saying (to himself), 'If I move, I shall repent it.' If he do repent of former errors, there will be good fortune in his going forward.
看這一卦的象
第 47 卦，下卦坎（Water）、上卦兌（Lake）——下為水在險阻之間尋路前行，上為輕快喜悅的感染力。傳統把這個組合讀成「Confining」的緣由正在這裡：困頓：水也深，地也枯。君子在逆境中，依然守住本志。每當搖出這一卦，經典的提示，都會回到這兩股力量的交會。
關於第 47 卦的常見問題
第 47 卦「困（kùn）」是什麼意思？
易經第 47 卦名為「困」（kùn），通行英譯作「Confining」。這一卦是下卦坎（Water）、上卦兌（Lake）；傳統的象，是水在險阻之間尋路前行在下、輕快喜悅的感染力在上。
第 47 卦的象傳（大象辭）怎麼說？
《象》曰：澤無水，困；君子以致命遂志。這是大象傳對第 47 卦的取象——由坎與兌的組合看出這個局面，再指出君子在這樣的局面裡怎麼做。
第 47 卦在感情上怎麼解讀？
在感情占問裡，「困」指向困頓：水也深，地也枯。君子在逆境中，依然守住本志。這一卦由坎（Water）在下、兌（Lake）在上組成——水在險阻之間尋路前行在下、輕快喜悅的感染力在上，傳統上正是這股力量在兩個人之間運行的樣子。
第 47 卦對事業與金錢有什麼提示？
事業與金錢的問題，從卦象本身讀起：下卦坎（Water）、上卦兌（Lake）——水在險阻之間尋路前行在內、輕快喜悅的感染力在外。白話說，困頓：水也深，地也枯。君子在逆境中，依然守住本志。卦爻辭中出現 2 次「吉」、2 次「凶」，所以讀作可行——前提是照爻辭所說的舉止去做。
第 47 卦的動爻（變爻）怎麼看？
第 47 卦起出動爻時，六爻的爻辭（下方經文，自初爻讀到上爻）就是動爻的依據；動爻是這一卦在你所問之事裡「醒著」的那一部分。爻一動就變為相反的一爻，整卦隨之變成另一個卦：第 47 卦六爻全變，得第 22 卦賁（Adorning）。本頁下方「逐爻詳解」另有六頁，逐爻對讀經文與 Legge 英譯。
第 47 卦跟其他卦是什麼關係？
第 47 卦六爻全變，得第 22 卦——賁（Adorning）。上下顛倒，得第 48 卦——井（Welling）。互卦——二至五爻的內在紋理——是第 37 卦家人（Dwelling People）。
要解讀，不要只有卦文
同一個卦，一路讀到底：
- 每一爻都替你解——動爻在你所問之事裡的含意
- 之卦指向——事情正往哪裡去，變局怎麼讀
- 直答你的收束——行動、等待，還是說出口
相關卦 錯綜互
1 Legge, James（譯）。The Yi King，Sacred Books of the East 第十六卷（1899），公有領域。卦辭原文依傳世《周易》。2 象傳（大象辭）為先秦古籍，原文屬公有領域；引自維基文庫《周易/大象》通行本。· 僅供反思與娛樂——非財務、醫療或人生建議。