Qian, nine in the third placeHexagram 15, line 3 · Qian (Humility) · changing to 2
The line
In plain wordsHaving real merit and still being humble: this is the hardest thing. A person like this begins well and ends well. Good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
勞謙君子，萬民服也。
"Hard work and humility. The noble one": the ten thousand people submit to him.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
吉Favorable. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You got the job done and your contribution is the greatest, yet you still don't claim the credit or put on airs; that is the hardest thing. If you can do this, people are won over, and you see things through to a good end.
- Love
- In love you are the one who gives the most, yet you don't keep bringing it up or use it to settle scores. If you can manage this, the other person respects you from the heart, and the relationship can reach a good end.
- Money
- You earned the money through hard work and the credit is yours, yet you don't show it off or use it to press on others. If you can be like this, your partners respect you, and a good thing can be carried through to the end.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Qian.
Line position
A yang line in a yang place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the top line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Qian (Humility); when this line changes it becomes Kun (Earth): hexagram 15 changing to 2.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Kun (Earth)
It is not your turn to lead the charge right now. Follow the right person and do your supporting part well, and the result will be good.