Hexagram 15 謙, Line 3
謙
Hexagram 15 · third line, undivided (nine)
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.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
勞謙君子，萬民服也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 15 becomes hexagram 2.
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Character glossary
- 勞láoto labor, to toil; to do manual work
- 謙qiānhumble, modest
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 萬wànten thousand; innumerable
- 民míncitizens, subjects; a nation's people
- 服fúclothes; to dress, to wear; to take medi
- 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.