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謙 15 · Qiān · Modesty
Earth over Mountain — upper Kūn 坤 (receptive, yielding, nourishing); lower Gèn 艮 (still, resting, bounded)
Hexagram 15, Modesty (Qiān, 謙), is Earth over Mountain. A mountain within the earth. Humility that completes the work.
The situation
A mountain within the earth. Humility that completes the work.
The counsel
Balance: lower what is high, raise what is low. Modesty carries things through.
The six lines
Line 1 — Modest even in modesty. Cross the great river.
Line 2 — Modesty that shows. Right.
Line 3 — Meritorious yet modest. The work completes.
Line 4 — Nothing is not favourable when modesty moves.
Line 5 — Not boasting of wealth; may act firmly. Right.
Line 6 — Modesty expressed; set your own house in order.