雷天大壮Dà Zhuàng · Great Strength
震上 · 乾下Thunder over Heaven
卦辞The Judgement
大壮：利贞。Dà Zhuàng. Favorable to be steadfast and upright.
处于强盛、旺盛的状态——力量充沛、机会多。震雷在上属木居东方——雷在天上打，声震四方。金克木，但这里的雷已经上了天，天压不住它了——强盛到突破了常规制约。但越是强大越要懂得克制——不要恃强凌弱、不要冒进。强中带礼、有节制的强壮才能持久。
You're in a state of great strength and vigor — power abundant, opportunities many. the upper trigram Zhèn is Thunder, element Wood, in the east — thunder cracking up in the sky, its sound shaking all four directions. Metal checks Wood, but here the thunder has already risen into Heaven, and Heaven can no longer hold it down — strength so great it has broken past the usual constraints. But the stronger you are, the more you must know restraint — don't bully the weak, don't charge ahead recklessly. Strength carried with propriety and measure is the strength that lasts.
大象The Image
《象》曰：雷在天上，大壮；君子以非礼弗履。Thunder high in the sky: the image of Great Power. The noble one, accordingly, does not tread where propriety forbids.
六爻The Six Lines
初九，壮于趾，征凶；有孚。Strength in the toes. Going forward: misfortune. Hold to sincerity.
力量集中在脚趾——，能跑能动，但贸然出击会有问题。再强也不能急着行动，要看准时机。
Strength concentrated in the toes — able to run and move, but rushing out brings trouble. However strong you are, don't be hasty to act; wait for the timing to be right.
九二，贞吉。Steadfast and upright: good fortune.
保持中正——，虽然强壮但不冒进，吉祥。强而能守，是真正的高手。
Hold to the center — vigorous, but not rash. Good fortune. Strength that knows how to hold itself is the mark of a true master.
九三，小人用壮，君子用罔；贞厉，羝羊触藩，羸其角。The petty person uses strength; the superior person uses none. Steadfastness: adversity. A ram butts the hedge and entangles its horns.
小人会用强力炫耀，君子会克制不用——，你选哪一边？冒进硬刚就像公羊撞栅栏，角会被卡住。
The petty person shows off his force; the superior person holds it in check — which side will you take? To bull ahead is to be the ram ramming the fence: its horns get stuck.
九四，贞吉，悔亡；藩决不羸，壮于大舆之。Steadfast and upright: good fortune. Regret vanishes. The hedge breaks open, no more entanglement. Strength in the axle of a great cart.
栅栏被冲开了——震雷初爻，雷终于响了——冲破了阻碍，顺势前行，突破了阻碍。这是好事，但要顺势继续推进，不要停下来回头看。
The fence has broken open — Zhèn's Thunder, first line, the thunder finally sounding — the barrier broken, moving forward with the momentum — the obstacle is cleared. This is good, but ride the momentum and keep pushing; don't stop to look back.
六五，丧羊于易，无悔。Losing the ram in the open field. No regret.
在变化中失去了一些东西（丧羊于易）——震雷居中，雷声虽响但位置柔——强壮的羊在变局中丢了，不用后悔，但因为这个变化是发生在容易的地方，所以没什么悔恨。该放手就放手。
Losing something in the course of change (the ram lost in the field) — Zhèn's Thunder centered, the thunder loud but the position soft — the strong ram lost amid the shifting, nothing to regret — but because it happened in an easy place, there's no real regret. Let go of what should be let go.
上六，羝羊触藩，不能退，不能遂，无攸利；艰则吉。The ram butts the hedge and can neither retreat nor advance. Nothing is favorable. Through hardship, then good fortune.
公羊撞栅栏，角卡住了——震雷到极处，力竭了还往前冲，进不去、退不出，僵住了。这种时候只能耐心、艰难地等转机——硬挣只会更糟。
The ram rammed the fence and got its horns stuck — Zhèn's Thunder at its extreme, spent yet still charging forward — can't go in, can't pull out, jammed. At a time like this all you can do is wait patiently through the hardship for a turn — struggling only makes it worse.