Hexagram 14 of 64

Dà Yǒu — Held in Abundance

火天大有 · Legge: Ta Yu · Fire above, Heaven below

Great possession: the test is not getting it but not being corrupted by it.

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The Judgment

Dà Yǒu. There will be great progress and success.

Legge’s 1882 translation

Ta Yu indicates that, (under the circumstances which it implies), there will be great progress and success.

The Image

XIV. (The trigram for) heaven and (that of) fire above it form Ta Yu. The superior man, in accordance with this, represses what is evil and gives distinction to what is good, in sympathy with the excellent Heaven-conferred (nature).

火在天上,大有;君子以遏恶扬善,顺天休命。

The Six Lines

The first nine · 初九

In the first line, undivided, there is no approach to what is injurious, and there is no error. Let there be a realization of the difficulty, and there will be no error.

Legge’s 1882 translation

In the first nine, undivided, there is no approach to what is injurious, and there is no error. Let there be a realization of the difficulty (and danger of the position), and there will be no error (to the end).

The second nine · 九二

In the second line, undivided, we have a large wagon with its load. In whatever direction advance is made, there will be no error.

Legge’s 1882 translation

In the second nine, undivided, we have a large wagon with its load. In whatever direction advance is made, there will be no error.

The third nine · 九三

The third line, undivided, shows us a feudal prince presenting his offerings to the Son of Heaven. A small man would be unequal.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The third nine, undivided, shows us a feudal prince presenting his offerings to the Son of Heaven. A small man would be unequal (to such a duty).

The fourth nine · 九四

The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject keeping his great resources under restraint, There will be no error.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fourth nine, undivided, shows its subject keeping his great resources under restraint, There will be no error.

The fifth six · 六五

The fifth line, divided, shows the sincerity of its subject reciprocated by that of all the others. Let him display a proper majesty, and there will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fifth six, divided, shows the sincerity of its subject reciprocated by that of all the others (represented in the hexagram). Let him display a proper majesty, and there will be good fortune.

The topmost nine · 上九

The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject with help accorded to him from Heaven. There will be good fortune, advantage in every respect.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The topmost nine, undivided, shows its subject with help accorded to him from Heaven. There will be good fortune, advantage in every respect.

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