Original Text :

是以善而順用之，則財喜食神以相生，生官以護財；官喜透財以相生，生印以護官；印喜官殺以相生，劫財以護印；食喜身旺以相生，生財以護食。不善而逆用之，則七殺喜食傷以制伏，忌財印以資扶；傷官喜配印以制伏，生財以化傷；陽刃喜官殺以制伏，忌官殺之俱無；月劫透官以制伏，用財而透食以化劫。此順逆之大略也.


是以善而順用之，
Sentimental Useful Gods are to be treated in a progressive manner (to be grown and protected).

則財喜食神以相生，
Wealth Structure favours EATING GOD to grow Wealth, and/or;
生官以護財；
use DIRECT OFFICER to protect Wealth

官喜透财以相生，
Direct Officer Structure favours WEALTH to grow Direct Officer, and/or;
生印以护官；
Use RESOURCE to protect Direct Officer.

印喜官煞以相生，
Resource Structure use DIRECT OFFICER / SEVEN KILLING to grow Resource, and/or;
劫财以护印；
Use ROB WEALTH to protect Resource.

食喜身旺以相生，
Eating God Structure favour Strong Day Master (meaning ROB WEALTH / FRIEND), and/or;
生财以护食。
use WEALTH to protect Eating God.

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不善而逆用之，
Non-sentimental Structures (referring to Seven Killing, Hurting Officer, Goat Blade and Thriving 10-God Structures) need to be limited through regressive treatments of:
exhausting (Grow-Out  生出) elemental relationship (example Hurting Officer Structure)
controlling (Counter-In 剋入) elemental relationship (example Seven Killing Strucute)

则七煞喜食神以制伏，
Seven Killing Structure favours EATING GOD to control.
忌财印以资扶；
WEALTH is unfavourable as it grows and strengthens Seven Killing.
RESOURCE is unfavourable as it shields and thus protects Seven Killing.

伤官喜佩印以制伏，
Hurting Officer Structure favours using RESOURCE to limit it.
(Shen wrote in later chapters that there are 2 conditions with this treatment of controlling Hurting Office Structure: 1. Resource must be rooted. 2.Hurting Officer must be strong.)
生财以化伤；
Hurting Officer grows WEALTH.  Wealth is favourable as it exhausts Hurting Officer.
(In later chapter on Hurting Officer Shen elaborated that this is provided that Seven Killing is not protruded.)

阳刃喜官煞以制伏，
Goat Blade Structure favours DIRECT OFFICER and SEVEN KILLING to control;
忌官煞之俱无；
detrimental when Direct Officer and Seven Killing are not present.

月劫喜透官以制伏，
Thriving Structure favours DIRECT OFFICER to control,
利用财而透食以化劫。
use WEALTH with EATING GOD revealing to exhaust Self Elements.