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Modesty Hexagram 15 of the I Ching (Yijing · 周易)
Modesty brings progress and balance
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The Judgment
Modesty creates success; the superior man carries things to the end.
The Six Moving Lines
- Six at the beginningA superior man modest about his modesty; may cross the great water; good fortune.初六：谦谦君子，用涉大川，吉。
- Six in the second placeModesty that comes to expression; perseverance brings good fortune.六二：鸣谦，贞吉。
- Nine in the third placeA superior man of modesty and merit; carries things to conclusion; good fortune.九三：劳谦，君子有终，吉。
- Six in the fourth placeNothing that would not further modesty; in movement be modest.六四：无不利，撝谦。
- Six in the fifth placeNot boasting of one's wealth before one's neighbor; it furthers to attack with force; nothing that would not further.六五：不富以其邻，利用侵伐，无不利。
- Six at the topModesty that comes to expression; it furthers to set armies marching to chastise one's own city and country.上六：鸣谦，利用行师，征邑国。