29. 木主化毛犬麻李, 火主羽马麦杏饶, 土主化?? 牛稷枣, 金主化
介鸡稻桃, 水主化鳞彘豆栗, 得气皆育失萧条, 太过齐化我克我, 不
及兼人化克皆苞.
【注】虫者, 毛, 羽, ??, 介, 鳞也. 麟为毛虫之长, 而诸毛皆横生
,故属木也. 凤为羽虫之长, 而诸羽皆翔升, 故属火也. 人为?? 虫
之长, 而诸?? 物皆具四肢, 故属土也. 龟为介虫之长, 而诸介皆甲
坚固, 故属金也. 龙为鳞虫之长, 而诸鳞皆生于水, 故属水也. 次则
其畜犬, 其谷麻, 其果李, 皆木化也. 其畜马, 其谷麦, 其果杏, 皆
火化也. 其畜牛, 其谷稷, 其果枣, 皆土化也. 其畜鸡, 其谷稻, 其
果桃, 皆金化也, 其畜彘, 其谷豆, 其果栗, 皆水化也. 凡此五化之
物,得其气之和, 则皆蕃育, 失其气之和, 则皆萧条而不育也. 太过
齐化, 谓我所化之物, 与克我者所化之物皆育也. 假如木太过, 毛虫
,犬畜, 麻谷, 李果, 木化之类育, 而介虫, 鸡畜, 稻谷, 桃果, 金
化之类亦育. 盖太过则气盛, 所不胜者, 来齐其化也, 其余太过之化
仿此. 不及兼化, 谓克我者, 我克之者皆茂育也. 假如木不及克我之
金,其虫介, 其畜鸡, 其谷稻, 其果桃, 皆化育也. 盖不及则气衰,
克我者我畏之, 我克者不畏我, 来兼其化也. 其余不及之化仿此. 苞
者,茂也.
29. 木行主要化育毛发类动物、犬、麻、李；火行主要化育羽毛类动物、马、麦、杏（丰盛）；土行主要化育倮虫类、牛、稷、枣；金行主要化育介壳类动物、鸡、稻、桃；水行主要化育鳞甲类动物、猪、豆、栗。这些事物得到五气之和则繁衍生长，失去五气之和则凋零枯萎。太过时，由我化生的事物与被我所克的事物一同化育；不及之时，克制我的事物与我所能克制的事物都共同化育。
【注】倮虫是指无毛羽鳞介的动物。麟是毛虫之长，而所有毛类动物都是横生（横向出生），所以归属于木。凤是羽虫之长，而所有羽类动物都能飞翔上升，所以归属于火。人是倮虫之长，而所有倮类动物都具有四肢，所以归属于土。龟是介虫之长，而所有介类动物都有坚固的甲壳，所以归属于金。龙是鳞虫之长，而所有鳞类动物都生活在水中，所以归属于水。其次是其对应的家畜为犬，谷物为麻，果实为李，这些都是木行化育的产物。其对应的家畜为马，谷物为麦，果实为杏，这些都是火行化育的产物。其对应的家畜为牛，谷物为稷，果实为枣，这些都是土行化育的产物。其对应的家畜为鸡，谷物为稻，果实为桃，这些都是金行化育的产物。其对应的家畜为猪，谷物为豆，果实为栗，这些都是水行化育的产物。大凡这五种化育之物，得到五气的和谐，就都能繁盛生育；失去五气的和谐，就都萧条而不能生育了。所谓“太过齐化”，是指我所化生的事物，与被我所克制的五行所化生的事物都能生育。假如木行太过，那么毛虫、犬畜、麻谷、李果等属于木化的事物能生育，而介虫、鸡畜、稻谷、桃果等属于金化的事物也能生育。这是因为太过则气盛，被我所不胜（即克我者，此处指金，但原文逻辑似有特指或通论，注解说“所不胜者来齐其化”，通常木太过则金受制，此处注文意指木气盛极，反侮其所不胜之金，或者指同气相求及相克关系的复杂互动，依注文言意译即可：盖太过则气盛，所不胜者，来齐其化也）的五行也会来配合其化育。其余五行的太过情况仿照此理。所谓“不及兼化”，是指克制我的五行和我所能克制的五行都茂盛生育。假如木行不及，克制我的金行，其对应的介虫、鸡畜、稻谷、桃果等，都能化育。这是因为不及则气衰，我畏惧克制我的五行，而我所能克制的五行也不畏惧我，从而来兼管其化育。其余五行的不及情况仿照此理。“苞”字，意为茂盛。
29. Wood primarily governs the transformation of hairy animals, dogs, hemp, and plums; Fire primarily governs feathered animals, horses, wheat, and apricots (abundantly); Earth primarily governs naked-skin animals, cattle, millet, and dates; Metal primarily governs shelled animals, chickens, rice, and peaches; Water primarily governs scaled animals, pigs, beans, and chestnuts. These entities thrive when they receive the harmony of the five Qi, but wither and fail to reproduce when they lose this harmony. In cases of Excess (Tai Guo), both the entities transformed by me and those transformed by what I overcome are nurtured. In cases of Deficiency (Bu Ji), both what overcomes me and what I overcome are jointly nurtured.
[Annotation] "Naked-skin animals" (Luo Chong) refer to creatures without hair, feathers, scales, or shells. The Qilin is the leader of hairy animals, and since all hairy animals are born transversely (horizontally), they belong to Wood. The Feng (Phoenix) is the leader of feathered animals, and since all feathered animals fly upward, they belong to Fire. Humans are the leaders of naked-skin animals, and since all such animals possess four limbs, they belong to Earth. The turtle is the leader of shelled animals, and since all shelled animals have hard armor, they belong to Metal. The dragon is the leader of scaled animals, and since all scaled animals live in water, they belong to Water. Secondly, their corresponding domestic animals are dogs, grains are hemp, and fruits are plums; these are all products of Wood's transformation. Their corresponding domestic animals are horses, grains are wheat, and fruits are apricots; these are all products of Fire's transformation. Their corresponding domestic animals are cattle, grains are millet, and fruits are dates; these are all products of Earth's transformation. Their corresponding domestic animals are chickens, grains are rice, and fruits are peaches; these are all products of Metal's transformation. Their corresponding domestic animals are pigs, grains are beans, and fruits are chestnuts; these are all products of Water's transformation. Generally speaking, among these five types of transformed entities, if they receive the harmony of the five Qi, they will flourish and reproduce; if they lose the harmony of the five Qi, they will wither and fail to reproduce. "Excess leading to synchronized transformation" means that both the entities transformed by me and those transformed by what overcomes me (the element that controls me) are nurtured. For example, if Wood is in excess, then entities belonging to Wood's transformation, such as hairy animals, dogs, hemp, and plums, will thrive, and entities belonging to Metal's transformation (which overcomes Wood), such as shelled animals, chickens, rice, and peaches, will also thrive. This is because when there is excess, the Qi is vigorous, and the element that normally overcomes me comes to synchronize its transformation. The rest of the excess transformations follow this pattern. "Deficiency leading to concurrent transformation" means that both the element that overcomes me and the element that I overcome are lush and nurtured. For example, if Wood is deficient, the Metal that overcomes it—corresponding to shelled animals, chickens, rice, and peaches—all undergo transformation and nurture. This is because when there is deficiency, the Qi is weak; I fear the element that overcomes me, and the element that I overcome does not fear me, so it comes to concurrently manage its transformation. The rest of the deficiency transformations follow this pattern. "Bao" means lush or flourishing.