Hexagram 15
謙 Qiān
Modesty
坤
Kun — Receptive
Earth · Mother
艮
Gen — Keeping Still
Mountain · Youngest Son
Modesty creates success. The superior person carries things through.
Within the earth, a mountain: the image of Modesty. Thus the superior person reduces that which is too much, and augments that which is too little. They weigh things and make them equal.
A superior person modest about their modesty may cross the great water. Good fortune.
Modesty that comes to expression. Perseverance brings good fortune.
A superior person of modesty and merit carries things to conclusion. Good fortune.
Nothing that would not further modesty in movement.
No boasting of wealth before one's neighbor. It is favorable to attack with force. Nothing that would not further.
Modesty that comes to expression. It is favorable to set armies marching to chastise one's own city and one's country.