Chapter on Poverty, Humiliation, Misfortune, and Premature Death

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贫贱凶夭篇

贫

伤轻财重。
财轻官重。
伤重，印轻，身弱。
财重，劫轻，身弱。
财轻喜食，伤而印旺。
财轻劫重，食伤不现。
财多喜劫，官星制劫。
喜印而财星坏印。
忌印而财星生官。
喜财而财神被合。
官杀旺而喜印，财星得局。
财为忌神。
用财而被冲破。
凡命局有如上述情形，皆主贫也。

贫之区别

（一）财轻官衰，逢食伤而见印绶，贫而贵。
（二）喜印，财星坏印，而得官星解救，贫而贵。
（三）官杀旺而身弱，财星生助官杀。有印，则一格易得，亦贫而贵也。无印，则老于儒冠，乃清贫之格。
（四）财多身难任，有帮身而不能取用，以不能从财，既贫且贱。
（五）年月财星极美，而日地尽量冲之破之，乃先富后贫，或败尽祖产，而致贫困。

贱

财者，思想龊龌，操行卑鄙之谓也。非阶级低下之称也。上级人未必无贱，下级人未必皆贱。所以贱之一字，如伪君子、假小人，最不易辩。亦衡命所最难看耳。
官轻印重而身旺。
官重印轻而身弱。
官印两平而日主休囚。
官轻，劫重，无财。
官杀重，无印。
财轻，劫重，官藏。
官旺喜印，财星坏印。
官杀重，无印，食伤强制。
官多忌财，财星得局。
凡命局有如上述情形，皆主贱也。

凶

凶者，逆也，咎也。贫苦而易遭刑伤破败，多险恶风波，大抵偏枯无救之命局皆凶。
财旺身弱无劫印。
杀重身轻，无伤食，印绶。
用官多伤而无财。
官多身弱而无印。
印劫并重而官轻杀轻制重而无财。
满局比劫而无官杀。
用食而多枭。
忌杀而多财。
喜财而多劫刃。
满局伤食而无印。
喜印而多财。
官轻而印重。
喜官而杀混。
外格既成而又破。
凡命局有如上述情形，皆主凶也。

夭

印绶太旺，日主无着落。
财杀太旺，日主无依倚。
忌神与用神，杂而战。
喜冲而不冲。
忌合而反合。
忌冲而反冲。
喜合而不合。
日主失令，用神浅薄，而忌神深重。
行运与用神相神无情，反与忌神结党。
身旺而克泄全无。
重用印而财星坏印。
身弱逢印，而重叠食伤。
金寒水冷而土湿。
火炎土燥而木枯。
凡命局，有如上述情形，皆主夭也。

译文

Overall Paraphrased Translation
This chapter systematically discusses the patterns of destiny combinations associated with the four life circumstances of "poverty, humiliation, misfortune, and premature death" in Eight Characters (Bazi) metaphysics. By analyzing the interactions of generation, restriction, transformation, and conflict among the Five Elements and Ten Gods, it reveals the underlying logic of destiny trends under different patterns. In modern society, these principles can help us understand resource allocation, behavioral patterns, and risk warnings in personal development.

💰 Poverty

Imbalance between the Wealth Star and the Day Master or suppression of favorable elements can lead to financial difficulties:

Weak Injurious Officer and overly strong Wealth Star
Weak Wealth Star and overly strong Direct/Indirect Officer
Heavy Injurious Officer, light Seal, and weak Day Master
Heavy Wealth Star, light Comparison/Competition, and weak Day Master
Need for Food and Injury to generate wealth but strong Seal suppresses Food and Injury
Weak Wealth Star with heavy Comparison/Competition, and no Food and Injury to mediate
Need for Comparison/Competition to support the self but suppressed by Direct/Indirect Officer
Need for Seal but destroyed by Wealth Star
Aversion to Seal but encountering Wealth generating Officer, which in turn generates Seal
Need for Wealth Star but it is combined away by other stems or branches
Strong Direct/Indirect Officer requires Seal to resolve, but Wealth Star damages the Seal
Wealth Star as an unfavorable element without restraint
Favorable element Wealth Star being冲克 (clashed and overcome)

Distinctions of Poverty:

🌟 Light Wealth and weak Officer, encountering Food and Injury generating wealth but constrained by Seal—noble but impoverished
🌟 Need for Seal but disrupted by Wealth, yet resolved by Officer Star—poor but distinguished
🌟 Strong Officer and weak self, Wealth generating Officer: with Seal,容易获得功名 (noble poverty); without Seal,寒窗苦读终难显达 (impoverished scholar)
⚠️ Abundant Wealth but weak self unable to bear it, Comparison/Competition provides weak support and not following Wealth pattern—both poor and humble
🔄 Wealth flourishing in Year and Month but broken by clashes in Day and Hour—initially wealthy then poor / ancestral fortune depleted

🎭 Humiliation

Refers to improper intentions and despicable behavior (not a social class concept):

Light Officer, heavy Seal, and strong self (strong desire for power but unrestrained)
Heavy Officer, light Seal, and weak self (under pressure and losing principles)
Balanced Officer and Seal but weak Day Master (lack of assertiveness)
Light Officer, heavy Competition, and no Wealth (disregard rules to compete for利益)
Heavy Direct/Indirect Officer and no Seal (suppressed with no resolution)
Light Wealth, heavy Competition, and hidden Officer Star (forgetting righteousness in wealth competition and losing restraint)
Need for Seal to transform Officer but encountering Wealth damaging Seal (greed corrupts integrity)
Heavy Direct/Indirect Officer and no Seal,强行用食伤抗官 (rebellion and transgression)
Multiple Officers aversion to Wealth but encountering flourishing Wealth (greed damages official career)

⚠️ Misfortune

Prone to misfortunes and setbacks:

Flourishing Wealth and weak self without Competition or Seal support
Heavy Killing and light self without Food, Injury, or Seal to resolve
Use of Officer but multiple Injurious Officers without Wealth to transform
Multiple Officers and weak self without Seal to transform
Heavy Seal and Competition but light Officer, imbalance in restraint and transformation without Wealth to regulate
Entire chart of Comparison/Competition without Officer restraint
Need for Food God but Owl God snatches Food
Aversion to Seven Killing but encountering Wealth generating Killing
Need for Wealth Star but Comparison/Competition competes for it
Full chart of Food and Injury without Seal restraint
Need for Seal but Wealth Star damages it
Light Officer and heavy Seal (unclear authority and responsibility)
Need for Direct Officer but mixed with Direct/Indirect Officer
Special pattern established but later broken

☯️ Premature Death

Health risks due to severe imbalance of the Five Elements:

Overly strong Seal and Day Master without root
Too strong Wealth and Killing, Day Master without support
Favorable and unfavorable elements in conflict without resolution
Need冲但不冲 / Aversion冲但反冲
Aversion合但反合 / Need合但不合
Day Master losing season, weak favorable element, and strong unfavorable element
Luck assisting unfavorable element and damaging favorable element
Strong self without restraint or drainage (五行壅塞, Five Elements stagnation)
Heavy reliance on Seal but Wealth Star damages it
Weak self encountering Seal but重叠 Food and Injury
Metal cold, Water freezing, Earth damp (low temperature and damp cold)
Fire blazing, Earth parched, Wood withered (high temperature and dry cracking)

🧠 In-Depth Understanding

Core Concepts 💡

Destiny is the manifestation of the dynamic balance of Five Elements energy. "Poverty" relates to resource matching, "humiliation" to behavioral choices, "misfortune" to risk avoidance, and "premature death" to the conservation of life energy. Any extremely imbalanced pattern requires seeking harmony.

Modern Interpretation 🌟

Poverty: In modern society, it can be understood as cash flow management ability,合理性 of asset allocation, and the match between career choices and personal capabilities.
Humiliation: Corresponds to lack of moral底线, workplace integrity crises, and interpersonal manipulation.
Misfortune: Predicts areas requiring warnings such as investment risks, career transition difficulties, and health hidden dangers.
Premature Death: Reminds us to pay attention to physical and mental health management under extreme stress and avoid overwork and exhaustion.

Practical Value ⚡

Identify Five Elements bottlenecks in the destiny chart and resolve them through career choices and environmental adjustments.
Preemptively predict risk points at different life stages and prepare contingency plans.
Understand the metaphysical motivations behind personal behavioral patterns and make targeted corrections.
Analyze in combination with major and yearly luck before important decisions to choose the optimal timing.

Philosophical Reflection 🤔

Destiny is not predetermined but a trend, like a weather forecast. Knowing it might rain, one should prepare an umbrella; knowing there might be a drought, one should store water and conserve it. Bazi metaphysics provides a life weather map, and true wisdom lies in how to respond best based on the forecast.

📚 Related Knowledge

Related Concepts:

Theory of Favorable and Unfavorable Elements
Five Elements: Generation, Restriction, Transformation, and Conflict
Analysis of Ten Gods' Nature
Timing of Major and Yearly Luck

Extended Reading:

Ditian Sui (滴天髓) · Chapter on Decline and Flourishing
Qiong Tong Bao Jian (穷通宝鉴) · Usage of Regulation
Sanming Tonghui (三命通会) · Discussion on Pattern Success and Failure

Modern Research:

Analysis of the Relationship Between Five Elements Energy and Career Adaptability
Comparative Study of Ten Gods Combinations and Behavioral Psychology
Empirical Statistical Validation of Ancient Metaphysical Theories

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