Hexagram 15 — 谦 (Qiān), Modesty
Above: ☷ 坤 Earth Below: ☶ 艮 Mountain
The Judgment
亨，君子有终。
Modesty succeeds in all things; the noble person carries tasks to completion.
The Image (Daxiang)
「地中有山，谦；君子以裒多益寡，称物平施。」Mountains within the earth — the noble person takes from the full to give the scarce, weighing all fairly.—— 《周易·大象传》（The Image Commentary）
The Tuan Commentary
彖曰：谦，亨，天道下济而光明，地道卑而上行。天道亏盈而益谦，地道变盈而流谦，鬼神害盈而福谦，人道恶盈而好谦。谦尊而光，卑而不可逾，君子之终也。——《易传·彖传》
The Six Line Texts
| 初六 | 谦谦君子，用涉大川，吉。 |
| 六二 | 鸣谦，贞吉。 |
| 九三 | 劳谦君子，有终吉。 |
| 六四 | 无不利，撝谦。 |
| 六五 | 不富以其邻，利用侵伐，无不利。 |
| 上六 | 鸣谦，利用行师，征邑国。 |
In Plain Terms
Humility wins where arrogance loses. When you receive this hexagram, hold the judgment beside your question: it describes a posture and a season, not a script.
I Ching judgments quoted from the Zhouyi (public domain); modern renderings by BaziOracle, for cultural and entertainment reference.