Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 15 謙 Qiān, Modesty
  3. Line 3
15 謙, line 3

Line 3 九三 yang, undivided, of hexagram 15 謙 Qiān

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

勞謙君子，有終吉。

láo qiān jūn zǐ, yǒu zhōng jí.

The third line, undivided, shows the superior man of (acknowledged) merit. He will maintain his success to the end, and have good fortune. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

勞謙君子，萬民服也。

láo qiān jūn zǐ, wàn mín fú yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2106142); the text is public domain, the site's edits CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. XVI, Oxford 1882 (public domain).
  • Pinyin: Unihan (Unicode License v3) with this site's readings for the classical cases.