Hexagram 14 大有, Line 3
大有
Hexagram 14 · third line, undivided (nine)
公用亨于天子，小人弗克。
The third line, undivided, shows us a feudal prince presenting his offerings to the Son of Heaven. A small man would be unequal (to such a duty).
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
公用亨于天子，小人害也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 14 becomes hexagram 38.
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Character glossary
- 公gōngfair, equitable; public; duke
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 亨hēngprospering, going smoothly
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 人rénman, person; people
- 弗fúnot, negative
- 克kèto subdue, to restrain, to overcome; use
- 害hàito injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
- 也yěalso, too
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.