Earthly branches 6 harms 六害.

Earthly branches 6 harms 六害

Sometimes I feel like I want to translate something else other than SMTH, it's not my favorite book, but here I go again, another part from SMTH.

Zi and Wei harm each other




Chou and Wu harm each other




Yin and Si harm each other




Mao and Chen harm each other




Shen and Hai harm each other




You and Xu harm each other


SMTH says:

因昼夜阴阳之气感而六合。

Due to the touch of Yin and Yang Qi of the Day and night comes the 6 combinations.

因六合而生六害，因六害而忌昼夜阴阳之气。

Due to the 6 combinations, the 6 harm is born, because the 6 harm dreads the YinYang Qi of Day and night.

六害者，十二支凌战之辰也。
6 harms, is the occasion/time when the 12 branches are approaching war (with each other).

子未相害者，谓未旺土，亥子旺水，名势家相害。故子见未则为害。
Zi and Wei harms each other, is because Wei has prosperous earth, Hai and Zi prosper water. Is named 势家相害 'influential families harming eahc other'. Zi when meets Wei is harmful.

丑午相害者，谓午以旺火凌丑死金，名官鬼相害。故丑见午，而午更带丑干之真鬼则为害尤甚。
Chou and Wu harms each other, is because Wu has prosperous fire and when it approches Xin, metal dies, is named 官鬼相害 'officer and ghost harm'. When Wu meets Chou, Wu carries along the true ghost for a stem in Chou, which harms Chou.

寅巳相害者，谓名(各)恃临官擅能而进相害，若干神往来有鬼者尤甚，况刑在其中，尤不可不加减灾福言之。
Yin and Si harm, each of these stems are LinGuan for elements, and the Qi inside are advancing and harming each other. When the Stem god sees 'ghost' it's quite critical, furthermore punishment is in between, thus the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness would be increased or reduced.

卯辰相害者，谓卯以旺木凌辰死土，此以少凌长相害。故辰见卯，而卯更带辰干真鬼则其害尤甚。
Mao and Chen harm, Mao prospers wood and when approaching Chen, earth dies, A harm where the young is bullying the old. Thus when Chen meets Mao, and Mao brings along the 'true ghost' of the Stem of Chen (HS with earth) so the harm is quite critical.

申亥相害者，谓名恃临官，竞嫉才能，争进相害。故申见亥，亥见申均为害，更纳音相克者重。
Shen and Hai harms each other, each is relying on LinGuan, it's a harm of compete and envy. Thus when Shen meets Hai or Hai meets Shen are equally harmful, and when NaYin is countering each other, then the harm is heavy.

酉戌相害者，谓戌以死火害酉旺金，此嫉妒相害，故酉人见戌则凶，戌人见酉无灾；若乙酉人得戊戌，乙为真金，戊为真火，为害尤甚。
Chen and Xu harm, Xu with dead fire is countering You where metal prospers, is an envious harm, thus when You people meets Xu people is inauspicious, and when Xu people meets You people is okay; if YiYou gets WuXu, Yi as the true metal, Wu as the true fire, the harm is critical.

六，六亲；害，损也。犯之主六亲上有损克，故谓六害。
6, 6 relationships, harm is damage. those that offends (has 6 harms) would have relationship damage or countering, thus it's named 6 harm.

子未直上穿心，与冲合恩未结而仇巳生，乃曰害。
Zi Wei is straight away heart-wrenching, when clashing, combination and kindness has not ended, enmity is already born, is still named 'harm'. 

如 like


子生人畏午冲，而未却去合午；
Zi people fear Wu clash, and Wei combines with Wu

丑畏未冲，而午却去合未；
Chou fears Wei clash, and Wu comes to combine Wei

寅畏申冲，而巳合申；
Yin fears Shen clash, and Si combines with Shen

卯畏酉冲，而辰合酉；
Mao fears You clash, and Chen combines with You

申畏寅冲，而亥合寅。
Shen fear Yin clash, and Hai combines with Yin.

酉畏卯冲，而戊(typo)合卯，
You fears Mao clash, and Xu combines with Mao.

所以皆为害也。
So all this is harm.

Trey: Zi clashes with Wu, and Wei combines with Wu, so Wei takes Wu side, as combination signifies close relationship, and thus it harms Zi.

凡人带此，再见羊刃、劫煞、官府，为灾尤甚。
When people has this (harm), and meets YangRen, JueSha, GuanFu, the disaster is critical.

寅巳、亥申值生旺则主神洁貌俊，好争夺，喜激作；
Yin-Si, Hai-Shen, when happens to be prosperous denotes good looks, competitive, uplifting or proactive in his work.

值死绝则多谋少成，强学人做事，兀兀趋进不厌。
Happens to be dead and extinct, has a lot of plans but few succeeds, strive to learn from others, trudges with difficulty little steps forward but does not give up. 

入贵格则有操守，善机权；
When it's in a noble structure, denotes personal integrity, the person good for intelligent and authority. 

入贱格则多诈、爱贫、鄙吝。
When it's in a lowly structure, is deceitful, loves poorly and vulgar / stingy

卯辰、午丑如生旺，主好胜多怒，严毅不忍；
Mao-Chen, Wu-Chou if born prosperous, denotes an eager to win (aggresive) attitude, bad temper, uptight and intolerant.

死绝主毒害、伤惨、倾覆之事。
Death and Extinction denotes matters related to bane and harm, injury and suffering and collapse.

入贵格则主大权，司刑典狱；
When it's in a noble structure denotes great authority,  in charge of judging (decides on punishment and imprisonment)

入贱格则谋生于不义之地。
When it's in a lowly structure, earns a living in a bad (unjust) place

子未生旺、死绝皆不利六亲骨肉。入贵格多妻妾之累，入贱格孤独无倚。
Zi-Wei born or prosperous, dead or extinct all does not benefit the 6 relationships and offspring. In a noble structure would be tired due to too many spouses, in a lowly structure would be lonely and no one to rely on.

戌酉如生旺，不容物，多刚戾；死绝酷狠，憎善妒能。
Xu-You if born or prosperous, intolerant, obstinate; dead or extinct ruthless and cruel, hates the kind and envy the capable,

入贵格罗怯无辜，结构入讼，颇多奸佞，入贱格残害、阴狡、性佞、不良。
In a noble structure, timid, cowardly and innocent, gets into lawsuits consecutively,  quite a number of petty people, in a lowly structure, evil and crafty, its nature loves to flatter, bad

凡六害入命，大率主妨害孤独，骨肉参商，财帛淡泊，女命尤忌；
When 6 Harm is in Life, it generally means harmful lonliness, bad relationship with family,  wealth and silk indifferent, for women especially is bad.

兼起命宫，看之落何宫，分逐宫详断，
When it also comes up in life palace, see it falls into which palace, then analyze accordingly

《珞禄子》云：六害之徒，命有七伤之事。
Luo LuZi says: The person of six harm, life has matters of 7 injuries.

Trey: 7 injuries are 食伤 food injury、忧伤 worry、饮伤 drinking injury、房室伤 injury at home or accomodation、饥伤 hunger injury、劳伤 work injury、经络营卫气伤 health injury.

歌诀曰：六害之人忌日时，老年残疾苦何依；又逢羊刃神相蚀，不中锋芒虎亦欺。
Song and ode says: the person that has 6 harm, the day and hour is taboo (6 harm should not be between day and hour), olden years would be suffering from sickness with no one to care; if meets YanRen god eclipses one another, 不中锋芒虎亦欺 unsuitable edge (of the sword) tiger would also take advantage (this phrase makes no sense to me)

Trey: the song is like this
猪遇猿猴事罢休；
从来白马怕青牛；
蛇见猛虎如刀割；
玉兔逢龙双泪流；
金鸡遇犬门外立；
羊鼠相逢一担丢。
六害之人忌日时；
老年残疾苦何依；
又逢羊刃神相蚀；
不中锋芒虎亦欺。

可见命犯六害，大忌干支相伤，日时上最紧，身命宫次之，便是贵格，贵自贵，害自害，两不相掩。

It can be seen that if Life offends 6 harms, it's highly inauspicious for the Stems and Branches to injure each other, Day and Hour pillar would be the most criticalm Body and Life palace is second critical, even if the structure is noble, noble is noble, harm is still harm. The two does not counterbalance.

No more SMTH please...