4䷃蒙 Youthful Folly Meng

☶山🏔 Mountain
☵水🌊 Water

山下出泉:蒙。 君子以果行育德。

At the mountain’s base a spring wells up: Youthful Folly. Superior people cultivate their character through decisive action.

蒙:亨。 匪我求童蒙,童蒙求我。 初筮告,再三瀆, 瀆則不告。利貞。

Youthful Folly: Prosperous progress. It is not I who seek them, the youth seeks me. The first time they ask, I answer; but if they ask again & again, it is annoyance: no answer. Beneficial to continue.

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擊蒙;不利為寇, 利禦寇。

To punish youth, it does no good to commit an offense. The idea is to prevent an offense.

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童蒙,吉。

Children’s folly is auspicious.

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困蒙,吝。

Trapped by youthful folly. Humiliation.

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勿用取女; 見金夫,不有躬, 无攸利。

Do not choose a girl who, when she sees a rich man, loses control. No benefit.

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包蒙吉;納婦吉; 子克家。

Treating youth generously brings good fortune. Marriage brings good fortune. The child can take over the household.

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發蒙, 利用刑人, 用說桎梏, 以往吝。

To enlighten youth, better to use discipline. Obstacles in the mind should be removed. Otherwise, humiliation.