歧伯曰：五日謂之候，三候謂之氣，六氣謂之時，四時謂之歲，而各從其主治焉。
歧伯曰：五日谓之候，三候谓之气，六气谓之时，四时谓之岁，而各从其主治焉。
qí bó yuē: wǔ rì wèi zhī hòu, sān hòu wèi zhī qì, liù qì wèi zhī shí, sì shí wèi zhī suì, ér gè cóng qí zhǔ zhì yān.
Qibo says: Five days are called a period; three periods make a qi; six qi make a season; four seasons make a year — and each follows the qi that governs it.
本篇定氣候之數：五日一候、三候一氣（十五日）、六氣一時（一季九十日）、四時一歲。末句「各從其主治焉」最要——每一時段皆有當令之氣主之，故下文曰「失時反候……工不能禁」。
尺内兩傍，則季脅也，尺外以候腎，尺裏以候腹。中附上左外以候肝，内以候鬲；右外以候胃，内以候脾。
尺内两旁，则季胁也，尺外以候肾，尺里以候腹。中附上左外以候肝，内以候鬲；右外以候胃，内以候脾。
chǐ nèi liǎng bàng, zé jì xié yě, chǐ wài yǐ hòu shèn, chǐ lǐ yǐ hòu fù. zhōng fù shàng zuǒ wài yǐ hòu gān, nèi yǐ hòu gé; yòu wài yǐ hòu wèi, nèi yǐ hòu pí.
The two sides of the inner forearm correspond to the lower ribs. The outer part of the cubit assesses the kidney, the inner part the abdomen. At the middle attachment above, the left outer side assesses the liver and the inner side the diaphragm; the right outer side assesses the stomach and the inner side the spleen.
「尺内兩傍，則季脅也，尺外以候腎，尺裏以候腹」：候，謂診候、候驗。與第九篇「候」同條而義別：第九篇以候為五日之一候、為氣之節序，本篇則以候為診候之義——以尺之部位候臟腑之病，凡言「以候」者十二見。「候」由時令之節轉為診察之用，其義相因：候其時者候其氣，候其部者候其病。
歧伯曰：有下部，有中部，有上部，部各有三候，三候者，有天、有地、有人也，必指而導之，乃以爲真。
歧伯曰：有下部，有中部，有上部，部各有三候，三候者，有天、有地、有人也，必指而导之，乃以为真。
Qí bó yuē: yǒu xià bù, yǒu zhōng bù, yǒu shàng bù, bù gè yǒu sān hòu, sān hòu zhě, yǒu tiān, yǒu dì, yǒu rén yě, bì zhǐ ér dǎo zhī, nǎi yǐ wéi zhēn.
Qibo says: there is a lower sector, a middle sector and an upper sector; each sector has three probes, and the three probes are heaven, earth and the human. One must be shown them by pointing and guiding; only then is it taken as true.
「有下部，有中部，有上部，部各有三候，三候者，有天、有地、有人也，必指而導之，乃以爲真」：本篇之候，非第九篇「五日謂之候」之義，乃診脈之部位——三部各三候，合為九候。與第九篇「候」（五日為一候，三候為一氣）同名而義別：第九篇以候為氣數之單位（五日一候，六氣一時，四時一歲），本篇則以候為可以按指之處——上部兩額、兩頰、耳前之動脈，中部手三經，下部足三經。二字同源，皆從「伺望」之義出：第九篇候氣之至，本篇候脈之動；下文「必指而導之，乃以爲真」，言非指授不可得也。
歧伯曰：凡剌之法，必𠉀日月星辰四時八正之氣，氣定乃剌之。
歧伯曰：凡刺之法，必候日月星辰四时八正之气，气定乃刺之。
Qí bó yuē: fán cì zhī fǎ, bì hòu rì yuè xīng chén sì shí bā zhèng zhī qì, qì dìng nǎi cì zhī.
Qibo says: In every method of needling, one must watch for the qi of sun and moon, of stars and constellations, of the four seasons and the eight standards; only when that qi has settled does one needle.
本篇「𠉀」十一見，皆「候」之異體，底本通篇作此形，不作候。其用法有三：候日月星辰四時八正之氣（此句）、候八風之虚邪、候氣之浮沈——三處之「候」皆是觀測以待之義，與本條「五日謂之候」之為時間單位者同名而實別，讀者不可混。本篇又言「工𠉀救之」「移光定位，正立而待之」，其「待」字正見候之為事：觀測而待其時至。
帝曰：𠉀氣奈何？
帝曰：候气奈何？
Dì yuē: hòu qì nài hé?
The Emperor says: How does one watch for the qi?
「𠉀氣奈何」——本篇候字十二見，**底本通篇作「𠉀」，無一處作「候」**，與第二十二至二十五篇之作候者異，與第二十六篇之作𠉀者同。本站此條以五日為一候立目，本篇之𠉀則是動詞：候氣、𠉀邪、𠉀呼引鍼、𠉀吸引鍼，皆候察之義，與作為時間單位之候，其間引申之迹尚可按。
審候見之，在孫絡盛堅而血者，皆取之，此真往而未得并者也。
审候见之，在孙络盛坚而血者，皆取之，此真往而未得并者也。
Shěn hòu jiàn zhī, zài sūn luò shèng jiān ér xuè zhě, jiē qǔ zhī, cǐ zhēn wǎng ér wèi dé bìng zhě yě.
Examine and watch for it: wherever the grandchild networks are full, hard and blooded, take them all. This is the true qi having gone forth and not yet merged.
「候」之目於本站已立（id 374），所收五條，本站之釋為「五日為一候」——五日為候、三候為氣、六氣為時、四時為歲，**而本站亦已指出「候」字兼「謹候其時」之診察義**（第九篇）。**本篇「候」字惟此一見，正作診察解：「審候見之」**——「審」讀 shěn，本篇惟此一見，不作「审」（「审」）；「候」讀 hòu，本篇惟此一見；「見」讀 jiàn，本篇惟此一見，不作「见」（「见」）；「之」讀 zhī；「在」讀 zài，本篇 7 見；「孫」讀 sūn，本篇惟此一見，不作「孙」（「孙」）；「絡」讀 luò，本篇 2 見，不作「络」（「络」）；「盛」讀 shèng；「堅」讀 jiān，本篇 2 見，不作「坚」（「坚」）；「而」讀 ér；「血」讀 xuè，本篇惟此一見；「者」讀 zhě；「皆」讀 jiē；「取」讀 qǔ，本篇惟此一見；「此」讀 cǐ；「真」讀 zhēn；「往」讀 wǎng，本篇惟此一見；「未」讀 wèi；「得」讀 dé；「并」讀 bìng。**「審候」二字連文，候即審也，審即候也**——**是「候」字本義（伺望、診察）之確證**，**與本站「候」條所收第九篇「五日謂之候」之引申義為一本一支**。**「審候見之，在孫絡盛堅而血者，皆取之」十六字，是本篇所載刺絡之法**：於瘧將發而未并之時，視孫絡之盛堅充血者而取之，**與上文「無剌」三禁為一禁一行**——**已發則不可剌，未發則可取**。
近遠如一者，深淺其候等也。
近远如一者，深浅其候等也。
Jìn yuǎn rú yī zhě, shēn qiǎn qí hòu děng yě.
「Near and far as one」 — the waiting upon qi is the same whether the needle is deep or shallow.
「近遠如一者，深淺其「候」讀 hòu等也」——**本篇「候」9見，讀 hòu**；**本目二義：一為五日之候，一為候察之候；本篇九見皆屬後者**——**「以候五色」「以候髮毋澤」「以候閉節」「以候緩急」「以候相反」「人候齒」皆候察之義，「深淺其候等也」則其名詞**；**本篇為本站「候」作候察義之最密者**
帝曰：夫子之言，歲候不及其太過而上應五星。今夫德化政令，災眚變易，非常而有也。卒然而動，其亦爲之變乎？
帝曰：夫子之言，岁候不及其太过而上应五星。今夫德化政令，灾眚变易，非常而有也。卒然而动，其亦为之变乎？
Dì yuē: fū zǐ zhī yán, suì hòu bù jí qí tài guò ér shàng yìng wǔ xīng. Jīn fú dé huà zhèng lìng, zāi shěng biàn yì, fēi cháng ér yǒu yě. Cù rán ér dòng, qí yì wéi zhī biàn hū?
Huang Di said: you have said, master, that when the year’s signs fall short or are in surplus they answer above to the five planets. Now virtue, transformation, governance and command, disaster, calamity, change and exchange are not constant possessions. When they stir of a sudden, do the planets also change for them?
「夫子之言，歲候不及其太過而上應五星」——**「候」本篇2見：歲候、不同其候**；**本目二義，一為五日之候，一為候察；本篇二見皆屬前者之引申，謂時候、氣候：「歲候」是一歲之候，「不同其候」謂德化政令災變各異其時**；**本篇「五星」1見，止此一見，別立專目**；**「候」讀 hòu**
歧伯曰：風行于地，所謂本也。餘氣同法。本乎天者，天之氣也。本乎地者，地之氣也。天地合氣，六節分而萬物化生矣。故曰：謹候氣宜，無失病機，此之謂也。帝曰：其主病何如？歧伯曰：司歲備物，則無遺主矣。帝曰：先歲物何也？歧伯曰：天地之專精也。帝曰：司氣者何如？歧伯曰：司氣者主歲同，然有餘不足也。帝曰：非司歲物何謂也？
歧伯曰：风行于地，所谓本也。余气同法。本乎天者，天之气也。本乎地者，地之气也。天地合气，六节分而万物化生矣。故曰：谨候气宜，无失病机，此之谓也。帝曰：其主病何如？歧伯曰：司岁备物，则无遗主矣。帝曰：先岁物何也？歧伯曰：天地之专精也。帝曰：司气者何如？歧伯曰：司气者主岁同，然有余不足也。帝曰：非司岁物何谓也？
Qí bó yuē: fēng xíng yú dì, suǒ wèi běn yě. Yú qì tóng fǎ. Běn hū tiān zhě, tiān zhī qì yě. Běn hū dì zhě, dì zhī qì yě. Tiān dì hé qì, liù jié fēn ér wàn wù huà shēng yǐ. Gù yuē: jǐn hòu qì yí, wú shī bìng jī, cǐ zhī wèi yě. Dì yuē: qí zhǔ bìng hé rú? Qí bó yuē: sī suì bèi wù, zé wú yí zhǔ yǐ. Dì yuē: xiān suì wù hé yě? Qí bó yuē: tiān dì zhī zhuān jīng yě. Dì yuē: sī qì zhě hé rú? Qí bó yuē: sī qì zhě zhǔ suì tóng, rán yǒu yú bù zú yě. Dì yuē: fēi sī suì wù hé wèi yě?
Qi Bo said: the wind moves upon the earth — this is what is meant by the root. The other qi follow the same rule. What is rooted in heaven is the qi of heaven; what is rooted in the earth is the qi of earth. When the qi of heaven and earth join, the six divisions part and the ten thousand things are transformed and born. Hence it is said: watch with care what the qi requires, and miss nothing of the mechanism of disease — this is what that means. Huang Di said: and what of the illnesses it governs? Qi Bo said: if one stores up the things of the governing year, nothing of what it governs is left out. Huang Di said: what are the things that come before the year? Qi Bo said: they are the single essence of heaven and earth. Huang Di said: and the qi that has charge? Qi Bo said: the qi that has charge is the same as what governs the year, but it has its excess and its shortfall. Huang Di said: and what is meant by what is not a thing of the governing year?
**「候」本篇5見，或在「候之」「同候」，或在「斥候」**；**此段「謹候氣宜，無失病機」，與下文「審察病機」相應；此候為動字**