山泽损
损己利人，先难后获
The Judgment
Decrease combined with sincerity brings supreme good fortune and no blame. One may hold firm. It furthers one to undertake something. How is this to be carried out? Two small bowls may be used for the offering.
The hexagram of Decrease shows the lower diminished to enrich the upper. With sincerity of heart there is supreme good fortune and no blame; one may hold firm, and it is well to have some place to go. And what should one offer? Two simple bowls of grain suffice, for sincerity outweighs lavish display.
山下有泽，损。君子以惩忿窒欲。
损，损下益上，其道上行。损而有孚，元吉，无咎，可贞，利有攸往。曷之用？二簋可用享，二簋应有时，损刚益柔有时，损益盈虚，与时偕行。
Interpretation(original text)
损，减损也。损下益上，减损下体以增益上体之象。然损非单纯之失，「损而有孚，元吉」，减损得当、出于诚信则大吉。损己奉公、克己复礼，皆损之正道。《彖》曰「损益盈虚，与时偕行」，损益乃天道循环，非人力所能强为。
上艮为山，下兑为泽。山高泽深，泽润山根而自损其深，山得泽润而愈加崇高。程颐释曰：「山下有泽，气通上润于山，损下益上之象。」兑悦在下而损己，艮止在上而受益，下悦而上止，损之而不怨、受之而知足。君子观此象，「惩忿窒欲」，抑制忿怒、堵塞贪欲。
六三居下卦之极为「损」之主体，三人行则损一人，损下也。上九居卦之极为「益」之接受者。六五居尊位阴柔得中，与九二正应，为全卦之主。九二以阳居阴，刚中有德，虽被损而「利贞」。损与益为互补之卦，损卦着重在减损过剩以求平衡。
损继解之后。《序卦》曰：「缓必有所失，故受之以损。」解之纾缓后必有松懈之失，故当以损补之。损与益互为综卦，损则益、益则损，二卦相反相成。朱熹曰：「损益二卦，天道之消长，人事之盈虚也。」损极则益，物极必反。
The Lines
Going quickly once one's own affairs are finished is without blame. But one must reflect on how much one may decrease.
Once your own tasks are done, hasten to lend aid, and there is no fault; yet weigh carefully how much of yourself to give up for another's benefit.
Image: 已事遄往，尚合志也。
初九以阳居阳位得正，处损之初。「已事遄往」，完成自己的事务后迅速前去助人。「酌损之」，斟酌减损的程度。程颐释曰：「损下益上之时，初处卦下，当损己以益上。」然损亦须有度，「酌」字体现适度原则。初爻迅速行动、适度奉献，「无咎」。
Perseverance furthers. To undertake a campaign brings misfortune. Without decreasing oneself, one can bring increase to others.
To hold to the right is beneficial; rushing off to act brings misfortune. Without depleting yourself, you can still enrich others.
Image: 九二利贞，中以为志也。
九二以阳居阴位不当，然居下卦之中，刚中有德。「利贞」，守正为利。「征凶」者，急于出征则凶。「弗损益之」，不减损自身反而可增益上方。朱熹曰：「九二刚中，不可自损以从上，守其中正而自然有益于上。」此爻体现损之妙理——有时不损即是最好的损，保持中正之德本身即为贡献。
When three set out together, their number is decreased by one. When one man goes alone, he finds a companion.
Three walking together must lose one of their number, while one who walks alone finds a friend. In human bonds, singleness of purpose is worth more than a crowd.
Image: 一人行，三则疑也。
六三以阴居阳位不当，处下卦之极。「三人行则损一人，一人行则得其友」，三人同行则多余一人须损去，独行则可得其配偶朋友。程颐释曰：「天地之间，损益之道，不过二端。三则有余须损，一则不足须益。」此爻寓意深刻：精简则能专注，贪多则必失。
If a man decreases his failings, it makes the other hasten to come and rejoice. No blame.
Reduce your own faults and ailments, mending them swiftly, and joy follows without fault.
Image: 损其疾，亦可喜也。
六四以阴居阴位得正，处上卦之初。「损其疾，使遄有喜」，减损其疾病缺点，使之迅速可喜。王弼注：「处损之时，居得其位，能损其疾，速则有喜。」六四近九五之尊，能迅速改正过失缺点，上下皆喜。「无咎」，改过自新则无咎。此爻讲自我修正之效。
Someone increases him. Ten pairs of tortoises cannot oppose it. Supreme good fortune.
Someone bestows on him a tortoise worth ten fortunes, a gift too weighty to refuse, and there is supreme good fortune.
Image: 六五元吉，自上祐也。
六五以阴居阳位，处卦之尊而柔中。「或益之十朋之龟，弗克违」，有人赠以价值十朋的大龟，不可推辞。朱熹释曰：「六五柔中居尊，为损道之主。能以柔中之德居上，天必佑之。」此爻乃「损而受益」之典型——以谦柔损己之德感召天助，「元吉」大吉。
If one is increased without depriving others, there is no blame. Perseverance brings good fortune. It furthers one to undertake something. One obtains servants but no longer a separate home.
To enrich others without diminishing yourself brings no fault; holding firm brings good fortune, and it is well to set forth. One wins devoted followers who forget their own households in their loyalty.
Image: 弗损益之，大得志也。
上九以阳居阴位，处损之极。「弗损益之」，不减损反而增益之。损极则转为益，上九居极而道变。程颐释曰：「损极则益，居损之终，损道已穷，转而益下。」「得臣无家」，获得忠臣助力而忘私家之利，公而无私。此爻为损道之完成与转化，损尽则益来。
Divination Reference(original text)
适当减少投入、降低风险敞口，轻仓操作以保全资本，诚信投资终获长期回报。
牺牲短期利益以成就长远发展，减少不必要的消耗，专注于核心能力的积累。
感情中适当让步与付出是必要的，真诚的减损自我成就对方，终会获得更深的回报。
减少不良嗜好与过度消耗，简约生活有益身心，断舍离是最好的养生之道。
Traditional Reading(original text)
损卦象征减损、节制。减损下方以充实上方，有舍才有得。当前宜克制私欲、减少浪费，将资源集中在最重要的事情上。
事业上需要有所取舍，不能贪多嚼不烂。集中精力做最核心的事，减掉次要的负担。适当牺牲短期利益以换取长远发展。
商业上宜精简成本、优化结构。减少不必要的开支和冗余业务，将资源投向最有回报的方向。
学业上要专注主攻方向，不可贪多。减少娱乐分心，把时间和精力集中在核心科目上，厚积薄发。
感情中需要付出和让步。损己利人、真心奉献，反而能收获更深厚的感情。过于计较得失会适得其反。
做决定时要有舍弃的勇气。抓住主要矛盾、放弃枝节，诚心诚意地投入，即使有所损失也终将获益。
School Interpretations(original text)
损者减也。损下益上，民奉其君。损之有道，减其过而增其德，损极则益。
此卦艮山在上、兑泽在下，山高泽深，损下以益上之象。象征需要减损自己以成就更高的目标。得此卦者，运势先损后益，凡事不可贪心，宜节俭克己、诚心奉献。损到极处便是益的开始。
运势平平，宜节俭自律，先苦后甘。
理财应节流为主，减少开支，勿追高。
家宅俭朴为宜，量入为出。
控制饮食、节制欲望，注意口腔脾胃。