Hexagram 10: 履
lǚ — respectful conduct, taking proper steps, treading
Upper Trigram天
Lower Trigram澤
Judgment
履lǚtaking proper steps; treading on, upon
虎hǔtiger
尾wěitail
不bùwithout; if it does not, fails
咥diéto bite, eat; gnaw, chew
人rénone; person, participant, performer
亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success
履虎尾，不咥人，亨。——行喺老虎尾巴上——佢唔咬人。成功。當程序正確咁遵守，就算危險情況都可以安全咁通過。
Image
上shàngabove
天tiānheaven, the sky
下xiàbelow
澤zélake, pond, pool, marsh
履lǚrespectful conduct
君jūnnoble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
辯biànarticulates, distinguishes, discusses
上shàngabove, high, lofty, superior
下xiàbelow, low, lowly, subordinate
定dìngto resolve, steady, settle, secure, fix
民mínhumanity's; the human, people's
志zhìdirection, focus, will, purpose, ambition
上天下澤，履；君子以辨上下，定民志。——Deckard 知人類同複製人嘅分別，測試者同受試者嘅分別。程序維持呢個分別。
Digital Artifact
Blade Runner 嘅 Voight-Kampff 程序
Ridley Scott / Hampton Fancher / Philip K. Dick (1982)
Deckard 執行 Voight-Kampff 測試完全關於喺危險情況正確咁行事。測試本身——設計嚟引發情緒反應嘅問題，量度瞳孔放大同面紅反應——純粹係程序。一個錯誤舉動，一次破壞禮節，受試者（可能係戰鬥型複製人）就可以扭斷你條頸。但 Deckard 小心行，維持儀式，問關於背朝天嘅烏龜、你手臂上嘅黃蜂。細小同愉快（人類）行喺大而強（潛在暴力複製人）上面。關鍵：禮貌就算對住煩躁嘅人都成功。當 Rachael 接受測試，Deckard 完美咁跟程序，儘管知道佢唔同，可能危險。佢唔預設。老虎唔咬因為行為係正確。喺危險地面用正確形式行走。
Historical Context
- Period
- 周代
- Oracle Bone Etymology
- 天（☰）喺上，澤（☱）喺下——上面強，下面悅。弱者跟住強者冇預設。
- Traditional Use
- 古文形容呢個係細者必須同強者互動嗰陣正確嘅行事方式。正確行為將潛在危險情況轉化。
Lines
Line 1: 素履往無咎
素sùsimple, plain, authentic, basic
履lǚtreading, stepping
往wǎngforward, onward, ahead, beyond
無wúnothing; no, not; without, with no
咎jiùwrong; mistake, error
Line 2: 履道坦坦幽人貞吉
履lǚtread, step, walk, track
道dàoway, course, path, trail, road
坦tǎnlevel, plain, flat; in peace
坦tǎnsmooth, easy; contentment, composure
幽yōuobscure, secluded, solitary
人rénone's, person's; hermit's, recluse's
貞zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, focus
吉jípromising, fortunate, opportune, timely
Line 3: 眇能視跛能履履虎尾咥人凶武人為于大君
眇miǎoone-eyed; weak, feeble-sighted
能néngcan; are still able, capable of
視shìto see, watch, look, observe, regard
跛bǒlame, limping
能néngcan; are still able, capable of
履lǚto walk, tread, take steps
履lǚtreading, stepping, walking
虎hǔtiger
尾wěitail
咥diéthe bitten, eaten
人rénone's, person's
凶xiōngmisfortune, bad luck, failure, disappointment
武wǔmilitary, martial
人rénone, person, man; warrior
為wéiacts, serves, performs, plays the part, works
于yúin the place of, with respect to, under; for
大dàgreat, mighty
君jūnsuperior, noble, chief, leader, prince
Line 4: 履虎尾愬愬終吉
履lǚtreading, stepping, walking
虎hǔtiger
尾wěitail
愬sùpleading, appealing; caution; please
愬sùpleading, appealing; prudence; please
終zhōngwill end, conclude, result
吉jípromise, hope, good fortune; happily
Line 5: 夬履貞厲
夬guàidetermined; decisive, resolute, serious
履lǚtread, steps; treading, stepping
貞zhēnpersistence, firmness, focus; to persist
厲lìstressful, dangerous, rigorous, difficult
Line 6: 視履考祥其旋元吉
視shìstudy, examine, look at, observe
履lǚfootsteps, conduct, performance
考kǎoexamine, investigate, inspect
祥xiángomens, signs, portents, forms, patterns
其qíif, when, where they, these, one has
旋xuáncome full circle; make a circuit
元yuánsupreme, extreme; most, supremely
吉jígood fortune; promising, auspicious
Practical Guidance
你喺深水區但你有程序。好。儀式。處理比你強嘅嘢嘅正確程序。
呢個可能意思係：你接緊可以摧毀你嘅嘢如果你處理錯。生產數據庫。實時部署系統。真實用戶依賴你嘅代碼。可能係複製人可能係戰鬥型。
古文話禮貌成功就算對住煩躁嘅人。你嘅版本：文檔同既定程序讓你安全咁同有權力終結你嘅系統互動。跟代碼審查程序嘅初級開發者。第一百次運行部署檢查表嘅系統管理員，仲檢查每個框。
誘惑係隨便。你知呢個系統，你做過，你可以跳過悶嘅部分。呢個正正係老虎咬嗰陣。
每個災難性系統失敗都有呢個時刻：有人諗『我夠熟跳檢查表』。嗰種自信——嗰種假設掌握強嘢——正係行為崩潰嘅地方。Deckard 執行 Voight-Kampff 測試從來唔假設控制。佢維持形式。佢留喺佢嘅角色。佢辨別高低、測試者同受試者、人類能力同複製人力量。複製人唔扭斷佢條頸因為佢從來唔畀理由。
程序唔係官僚。係喺你之前行呢條路而冇被咬嘅所有人嘅累積智慧。當你行喺老虎尾巴上，簡單行為——跟住既定模式冇傲慢——就係令你生存嘅嘢。
跳咗先知。
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