Hexagram 41110001
Decrease 损
Upper: Mountain · Lower: Lake
Judgment
“Decrease. Sincerity brings supreme good fortune. What is decreased is soon increased.”
损：有孚，元吉，无咎，可贞，利有攸往。曷之用，二簋可用享。
Hexagram Structure
6
5
4
3
2
1
Mountain over Lake
The Image
Lake at the foot of the Mountain — Decrease. The superior person controls their temper.
山下有泽，损；君子以惩忿窒欲。
The Lines
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Line 1
Line 1
Halt the work — go help. No blame.
初九：已事遄往，无咎，酌损之。
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Line 2
Line 2
Perseverance brings good fortune — to act brings misfortune.
九二：利贞，征凶，弗损益之。
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Line 3
Line 3
Three people walk together — one is lost.
六三：三人行，则损一人；一人行，则得其友。
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Line 4
Line 4
Decrease your illness — joy arrives.
六四：损其疾，使遄有喜，无咎。
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Line 5
Line 5
Increase through true worth — supreme good fortune.
六五：或益之，十朋之龟弗克违，元吉。
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Line 6
Line 6
Increase without decrease — no blame.
上九：弗损益之，无咎，贞吉，利有攸往，得臣无家。
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