- 15. Ch’ien / Modesty
above K’un The Receptive, Earth
below Kên Keeping Still, Mountain
The Judgement
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Modesty creates success.
The superior man carries things through.
The Image
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Within the earth, a mountain:
The image of Modesty.
Thus the superior man reduces that which is too much,
And augments that which is too little.
He weighs things and makes them equal.
The Lines
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Six at the beginning means:
A superior man modest about his modesty
May cross the great water.
Good fortune.
Six in the second place means:
Modesty that comes to expression.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Nine in the third place means:
A superior man of modesty and merit
Carries things to conclusion.
Good fortune.
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Six in the fourth place means:
Nothing that would not further modesty
In movement.
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Six in the fifth place means:
No boasting of wealth before one’s neighbor.
It is favorable to attack with force.
Nothing that would not further.
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Six at the top means:
Modesty that comes to expression.
It is favorable to set armies marching
To chastise one’s own city and one’s country.