DIANJI · 典籍
井·源泉·底层基座
改邑不改井，无丧无得，往来井井。汔至，亦未繘井，羸其瓶，凶。
井象征底层基座与不变的源泉。村庄可迁、水井不移；资源不增不减、供人往来汲取。若水桶将到水面（汔至）而吊绳不够长（未繘井），或打破水瓶（羸其瓶），则凶——功亏一篑之象。
初六 井泥不食，旧井无禽。
九二 井谷射鲋，瓮敝漏。
九三 井渫不食，为我心恻，可用汲，王明，并受其福。
六四 井甃，无咎。
九五 井冽寒泉，食。
上六 井收勿幕，有孚元吉。
改邑不改井，无丧无得，往来井井。汔至，亦未繘井，羸其瓶，凶。
Towns may be relocated, but the well that serves them stays fixed in place — it neither shrinks nor grows, and everyone comes to draw from it in turn. Yet if the rope falls short before reaching the water, or the jug is broken in the last stretch, the outcome turns to misfortune.
Initial Six: No one drinks from a well clogged with mud -- and a neglected old well draws not even wildlife anymore.
Nine in the second: The well is put to shooting minnows instead of drawing water, while its own jug sits cracked and leaking.
Nine in the third: Cleaned and ready, yet no one comes to drink -- it troubles me, because the water is perfectly usable. Under a clear-sighted ruler, everyone would share in that good fortune.
Six in the fourth: Stones are being set to reinforce the well's wall -- no fault in this maintenance.
Nine in the fifth: The well now runs cold and clear, truly fit to drink.
Six at the top: Water flows freely from this well, left open rather than sealed shut -- trustworthy and abundant. The greatest good fortune.