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明時第九

明時第九

明時第九

通變莫若識時,識時莫若明理,明理莫若虛靜。虛則明,靜則清。清明在躬,天理昭明。天之變化,觀易可見。世之時勢,觀象可驗。物之情僞,觀形可辨。麗於形者,不能無偶。施於色者,不能無辨。天將陰雨,勢必先蒸。山將崩裂,下必先隳。人將利害,貌必先變。譬如巢知風,穴知雨,蟄蟲應候,葉落知秋。又如商人置雉尾於舟車之上,以候陰晴。天常晴,則尼直豎;天將雨,則尾下無情之物尙爾,而况人乎?今人不識時變者,燭理未明也。

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