Hexagram 14 大有 changing to hexagram 15 謙
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 2, 4, 6.
What to read
Four changing lines: read the two unchanged lines of the resulting hexagram; the lower one is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Hexagram 15 謙, line 3
勞謙君子，有終吉。
The third line, undivided, shows the superior man of (acknowledged) merit. He will maintain his success to the end, and have good fortune.
Hexagram 15 謙, line 5
不富，以其鄰，利用侵伐，无不利。
The fifth line, divided, shows one who, without being rich, is able to employ his neighbours. He may advantageously use the force of arms. All his movements will be advantageous.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 14 大有 — judgment
元亨。
Tâ Yû indicates that, (under the circumstances which it implies), there will be great progress and success.
Hexagram 15 謙 — judgment
亨，君子有終。
Khien indicates progress and success. The superior man, (being humble as it implies), will have a (good) issue (to his undertakings).
The changing lines of hexagram 14
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 无交害，匪咎，艱則无咎。 | In the first line, undivided, there is no approach to what is injurious, and there is no error. Let there be a realisation of the difficulty (and danger of the position), and there will be no error (to the end). |
| 2 | 大轝以載，有攸往，无咎。 | In the second line, undivided, we have a large waggon with its load. In whatever direction advance is made, there will be no error. |
| 4 | 匪其尫，无咎。 | The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject keeping his great resources under restraint. There will be no error. |
| 6 | 自天佑之，吉无不利。 | The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject with help accorded to him from Heaven. There will be good fortune, advantage in every respect. |
English: James Legge (1882), public domain. Chinese: Zhou Yi.
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