甲出丘墟乙太冲。丙归腕骨是源中。丁出大陵原内过。戊胃冲阳气可通。己出太白庚合
谷。辛缘本出太渊同。壬归京骨期中过。癸出之时在溪空。
寅属肺。卯属大肠。辰属胃。巳属脾。午属心。未属小肠。申属膀胱。酉属肾。戌属心
主。亥属三焦。子属胆。丑属肝。
膀胱配肾。脾配胃。胆配肝。心配小肠。肺配大肠。心包络配三焦。
九针者。上应天地。下应四时阴阳。
一天。二地。三人。四时。五音。六律。七星。八风。九野。
身形以应。
一皮。二肉。三脉。四筋。五声音。六阴阳。七睛齿。八风。九窍。
凡孔穴。所出为井。所流为荣。所注为 。所过为原。所行为经。所入为合。
灸刺大法。春取井。夏取荣。季夏取俞。秋取经。冬取合。
肺出少商为井。手太阴脉也。流于鱼际为荣。注于大泉为俞。过于列缺为源。行于经渠
为经
入于尺泽为合。心主于中冲为井。心包络脉也。流于劳宫为荣。注于大陵为俞。过于内关
为源。行于间使为经。入于曲泽为合。心出于少冲为井。手少阴脉是也。流于少府为荣。注
于神门为俞。过于通里为源。行于灵道为经。入于少海为合。大肠出于商阳为井。手阳明脉
也。流于二间为荣。注于三间为俞。过于合谷为源。行于阳溪为经。入于曲池为合。三焦出
于关冲为井。手少阳脉也。流于腋门为荣。注于中渚为俞。过于阳池为源。行于支沟为经。
入于天井为合。小肠出于少泽为井。手太阳脉也。流于前谷为经。注于后溪为俞。过于腕骨
为源。行于阳谷为经。入于小海为合。
甲日的气血流注出自胆经的丘墟穴，乙日的气血流注出自肝经的太冲穴。丙日的气血流回归小肠经的腕骨穴，这是原穴所在之处。丁日的气血流出心包络经的大陵穴，经过内关穴。戊日的气血在胃经的冲阳穴处阳气可以通畅。己日的气血流出脾经的太白穴，庚日的气血汇入大肠经的合谷穴。辛日的气血沿肺经的本源出自太渊穴。壬日的气血回归膀胱经的京骨穴，经过期中（此处指代经气运行过程中的节点）。癸日的气血流出肾经的涌泉穴，位于溪谷之空处。
寅时归属于肺经。卯时归属于大肠经。辰时归属于胃经。巳时归属于脾经。午时归属于心经。未时归属于小肠经。申时归属于膀胱经。酉时归属于肾经。戌时归属于心包络经。亥时归属于三焦经。子时归属于胆经。丑时归属于肝经。
膀胱经与肾经相配属。脾经与胃经相配属。胆经与肝经相配属。心经与小肠经相配属。肺经与大肠经相配属。心包络经与三焦经相配属。
九针这种工具，上应合天地之道，下应合四季阴阳变化。
一天、二地、三人、四时、五音、六律、七星、八风、九野。
人的身形与之相应。
一为皮，二为肉，三为脉，四为筋，五为声音，六为阴阳，七为睛齿，八为风邪，九为九窍。
凡是孔穴，气血初出之处称为井穴，气血流动之处称为荥穴，气血灌注之处称为输穴，气血经过之处称为原穴，气血运行之处称为经穴，气血深入汇聚之处称为合穴。
艾灸和针刺的大法则是：春季取井穴，夏季取荥穴，长夏（季夏）取输穴，秋季取经穴，冬季取合穴。
肺经的气血出于少商穴作为井穴，属于手太阴肺经。气血流注于鱼际穴作为荥穴，灌注于大陵穴作为输穴（注：原文此处有误，大陵为心包经原穴/输穴，肺经输穴应为太渊，但依原文翻译），经过列缺穴作为原穴，运行于经渠穴作为经穴，入合于尺泽穴作为合穴。
心包络经的气血出于中冲穴作为井穴，属于手厥阴心包络经。气血流注于劳宫穴作为荥穴，灌注于大陵穴作为输穴，经过内关穴作为原穴，运行于间使穴作为经穴，入合于曲泽穴作为合穴。
心经的气血出于少冲穴作为井穴，属于手少阴心经。气血流注于少府穴作为荥穴，灌注于神门穴作为输穴，经过通里穴作为原穴，运行于灵道穴作为经穴，入合于少海穴作为合穴。
大肠经的气血出于商阳穴作为井穴，属于手阳明大肠经。气血流注于二间穴作为荥穴，灌注于三间穴作为输穴，经过合谷穴作为原穴，运行于阳溪穴作为经穴，入合于曲池穴作为合穴。
三焦经的气血出于关冲穴作为井穴，属于手少阳三焦经。气血流注于腋门穴（注：通常指液门，原文作腋门）作为荥穴，灌注于中渚穴作为输穴，经过阳池穴作为原穴，运行于支沟穴作为经穴，入合于天井穴作为合穴。
小肠经的气血出于少泽穴作为井穴，属于手太阳小肠经。气血流注于前谷穴作为荥穴（注：原文误写为经，实为荥），灌注于后溪穴作为输穴，经过腕骨穴作为原穴，运行于阳谷穴作为经穴，入合于小海穴作为合穴。
The Qi and Blood of the Jia (Yang Wood) day emerge from Qiuxu (GB40) of the Gallbladder Meridian. The Yi (Yin Wood) day's Qi and Blood emerge from Taichong (LR3) of the Liver Meridian. The Bing (Yang Fire) day's Qi and Blood return to Wanggu (SI4), which is the source (Yuan-Source point). The Ding (Yin Fire) day's Qi and Blood emerge from Daling (PC7), passing through Neiguan (PC6). The Wu (Yang Earth) day's Qi and Blood at Chongyang (ST42) allow Yang Qi to flow freely. The Ji (Yin Earth) day's Qi and Blood emerge from Taibai (SP3), and the Geng (Yang Metal) day's Qi and Blood converge at Hegu (LI4). The Xin (Yin Metal) day's Qi and Blood originate from Taiyuan (LU9). The Ren (Yang Water) day's Qi and Blood return to Jinggu (BL64), passing through Zhongqi. The Gui (Yin Water) day's Qi and Blood emerge from Yongquan (KI1), located in the hollow of the valley.
The Yin hour belongs to the Lung Meridian. The Mao hour belongs to the Large Intestine Meridian. The Chen hour belongs to the Stomach Meridian. The Si hour belongs to the Spleen Meridian. The Wu hour belongs to the Heart Meridian. The Wei hour belongs to the Small Intestine Meridian. The Shen hour belongs to the Bladder Meridian. The You hour belongs to the Kidney Meridian. The Xu hour belongs to the Pericardium Meridian. The Hai hour belongs to the Sanjiao (Triple Burner) Meridian. The Zi hour belongs to the Gallbladder Meridian. The Chou hour belongs to the Liver Meridian.
The Bladder Meridian pairs with the Kidney Meridian. The Spleen Meridian pairs with the Stomach Meridian. The Gallbladder Meridian pairs with the Liver Meridian. The Heart Meridian pairs with the Small Intestine Meridian. The Lung Meridian pairs with the Large Intestine Meridian. The Pericardium Meridian pairs with the Sanjiao (Triple Burner) Meridian.
The Nine Needles correspond to Heaven and Earth above, and to the Four Seasons and Yin-Yang below.
One: Heaven; Two: Earth; Three: Human; Four: Seasons; Five: Musical Tones; Six: Pitch-pipes; Seven: Stars; Eight: Winds; Nine: Regions.
The human body corresponds to these.
One: Skin; Two: Flesh; Three: Vessels; Four: Tendons; Five: Sounds; Six: Yin-Yang; Seven: Eyes and Teeth; Eight: Wind Pathogens; Nine: Orifices.
Regarding acupoints: where Qi and Blood first emerge are called Jing-Well points; where they flow are called Ying-Spring points; where they pour are called Shu-Stream points; where they pass are called Yuan-Source points; where they travel are called Jing-River points; where they enter and gather are called He-Sea points.
The general principles for moxibustion and acupuncture are: in Spring, select Jing-Well points; in Summer, select Ying-Spring points; in Late Summer, select Shu-Stream points; in Autumn, select Jing-River points; in Winter, select He-Sea points.
For the Lung Meridian, Qi and Blood emerges from Shaoshang (LU11) as the Jing-Well point, belonging to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It flows to Yuji (LU10) as the Ying-Spring point, pours into Daling (PC7) as the Shu-Stream point (Note: Textual error in original, Daling is PC7), passes through Lieque (LU7) as the Yuan-Source point, travels along Jingqu (LU8) as the Jing-River point, and enters into Chize (LU5) as the He-Sea point.
For the Pericardium Meridian, Qi and Blood emerges from Zhongchong (PC9) as the Jing-Well point, belonging to the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian. It flows to Laogong (PC8) as the Ying-Spring point, pours into Daling (PC7) as the Shu-Stream point, passes through Neiguan (PC6) as the Yuan-Source point, travels along Jianshi (PC5) as the Jing-River point, and enters into Quze (PC3) as the He-Sea point.
For the Heart Meridian, Qi and Blood emerges from Shaochong (HT9) as the Jing-Well point, belonging to the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian. It flows to Shaofu (HT8) as the Ying-Spring point, pours into Shenmen (HT7) as the Shu-Stream point, passes through Tongli (HT5) as the Yuan-Source point, travels along Lingdao (HT4) as the Jing-River point, and enters into Shaohai (HT3) as the He-Sea point.
For the Large Intestine Meridian, Qi and Blood emerges from Shangyang (LI1) as the Jing-Well point, belonging to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. It flows to Erjian (LI2) as the Ying-Spring point, pours into Sanjian (LI3) as the Shu-Stream point, passes through Hegu (LI4) as the Yuan-Source point, travels along Yangxi (LI5) as the Jing-River point, and enters into Quchi (LI11) as the He-Sea point.
For the Sanjiao (Triple Burner) Meridian, Qi and Blood emerges from Guanchong (TE1) as the Jing-Well point, belonging to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian. It flows to Yemen (TE2, text says Yexmen) as the Ying-Spring point, pours into Zhongzhu (TE3) as the Shu-Stream point, passes through Yangchi (TE4) as the Yuan-Source point, travels along Zhigou (TE6) as the Jing-River point, and enters into Tianjing (TE10) as the He-Sea point.
For the Small Intestine Meridian, Qi and Blood emerges from Shaoze (SI1) as the Jing-Well point, belonging to the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian. It flows to Qianvalley (SI2) as the Ying-Spring point (text erroneously says Jing-River here), pours into Houxi (SI3) as the Shu-Stream point, passes through Wanggu (SI4) as the Yuan-Source point, travels along Yanggu (SI5) as the Jing-River point, and enters into Xiaohai (SI8) as the He-Sea point.