SMTH 乙 Yi Wood
乙木继甲之后，发育万物，生生不已；
Yi follows behind Jia, develop and nurtures ten thousand beings, it births and grows incessantly.
在天为风，在地为树，谓之阴木。
In heaven as wind, on earth as trees, named as Yin Wood.
其禄到卯，卯为树木，根深叶茂，谓之活木。
It is in the 'Lu' stage at Mao, Mao as trees and woods with deep roots and luxuriant leaves, named as living wood.
活木者，柔木也，惧阳金斫伐为患，畏秋至木落凋零，欲润土而培其根，利活水而滋其枝叶。
Living wood is gentle / tender wood, is afraid of to be hacked by metal, it's afraid of the coming of autumn when it falls and withers, it desires moisten earth to develop its roots, it's beneficial to have living water (Gui) to nourish its branches and leaves.
活水者，癸水也，即天之雨露，地之泉源；润土者，己土也，如耕耨之土，成稼穑之功。
Living water is Gui water, which is the rain and dew from the sky, fountain and spring on earth, moisten earth is Ji earth, like tilted soil, to complete the farming work.
己禄在午，午乃六阳消尽，一阴复生，故稻花开于午时，乙木生于午地。
Ji is at the stage of 'Lu' at Wu, Wu is the end of 6 Yangs, one Yin is being re-birthed, thus the grain flowers blooms in Wu, Yi wood is born on Wu land.
十月建亥，亥乃纯阴司令，壬禄到亥当权，死水泛滥，土薄根虚，有失培养。
The tenth month of strong Hai, Hai is when Pure Yin takes command, Ren is at the stage of 'Lu' when Hai is taking command, dead water is flowing rampantly, earth is thin and roots become weak, the nurturing of the wood becomes poor.
故乙木死于亥。经云：水泛木浮。正此谓也。
Thus, Yi wood dies at Hai. The classics says: Water is rampant, wood floats, the meaning is this.
乙木继甲之后，发育万物，生生不已；Yi follows behind Jia, develop and nurtures ten thousand beings, it births and grows incessantly.
在天为风，在地为树，谓之阴木。
In heaven as wind, on earth as trees, named as Yin Wood.
其禄到卯，卯为树木，根深叶茂，谓之活木。
It is in the 'Lu' stage at Mao, Mao as trees and woods with deep roots and luxuriant leaves, named as living wood.
活木者，柔木也，惧阳金斫伐为患，畏秋至木落凋零，欲润土而培其根，利活水而滋其枝叶。
Living wood is gentle / tender wood, is afraid of to be hacked by metal, it's afraid of the coming of autumn when it falls and withers, it desires moisten earth to develop its roots, it's beneficial to have living water (Gui) to nourish its branches and leaves.
活水者，癸水也，即天之雨露，地之泉源；润土者，己土也，如耕耨之土，成稼穑之功。
Living water is Gui water, which is the rain and dew from the sky, fountain and spring on earth, moisten earth is Ji earth, like tilted soil, to complete the farming work.
己禄在午，午乃六阳消尽，一阴复生，故稻花开于午时，乙木生于午地。
Ji is at the stage of 'Lu' at Wu, Wu is the end of 6 Yangs, one Yin is being re-birthed, thus the grain flowers blooms in Wu, Yi wood is born on Wu land.
十月建亥，亥乃纯阴司令，壬禄到亥当权，死水泛滥，土薄根虚，有失培养。
The tenth month of strong Hai, Hai is when Pure Yin takes command, Ren is at the stage of 'Lu' when Hai is taking command, dead water is flowing rampantly, earth is thin and roots become weak, the nurturing of the wood becomes poor.
故乙木死于亥。经云：水泛木浮。正此谓也。
Thus, Yi wood dies at Hai. The classics says: Water is rampant, wood floats, the meaning is this.
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