☯️ 謙 (Qiān) - Modesty
Modesty creates success. The superior man carries things through. - 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.
Verses
Verse 1
謙，亨，君子有終
qiān, hēng, jūn zǐ yǒu zhōng
Modesty creates success. The superior man carries things through.
Verse 2
初六：謙謙君子，用涉大川，吉
chū liù: qiān qiān jūn zǐ, yòng shè dà chuān, jí
Six at the beginning: A superior man modest about his modesty may cross the great water. Good fortune.
Verse 3
六二：鳴謙，貞吉
liù èr: míng qiān, zhēn jí
Six in the second place: Modesty that comes to expression. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Verse 4
九三：勞謙，君子有終，吉
jiǔ sān: láo qiān, jūn zǐ yǒu zhōng, jí
Nine in the third place: A superior man of modesty and merit carries things to conclusion. Good fortune.
Verse 5
六四：無不利，撝謙
liù sì: wú bù lì, huī qiān
Six in the fourth place: Nothing that would not further modesty in movement.
Verse 6
六五：不富以其鄰，利用侵伐，無不利
liù wǔ: bù fù yǐ qí lín, lì yòng qīn fá, wú bù lì
Six in the fifth place: Not boasting of wealth before one's neighbor. It is favorable to attack with force. Nothing that would not further.
Verse 7
上六：鳴謙，利用行師征邑國
shàng liù: míng qiān, lì yòng xíng shī zhēng yì guó
Six at the top: Modesty that comes to expression. It is favorable to set armies marching to chastise one's own city and one's country.