Hexagram 62001100
Small Excess 小过
Upper: Thunder · Lower: Mountain
Judgment
“Small Excess. Success. Small things may be done. Great things should not be attempted.”
小过：亨，利贞，可小事，不可大事。飞鸟遗之音，不宜上宜下，大吉。
Hexagram Structure
6
5
4
3
2
1
Thunder over Mountain
The Image
Thunder on the Mountain — Small Excess. The superior person is humble in action.
山上有雷，小过；君子以行过乎恭，丧过乎哀，用过乎俭。
The Lines
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Line 1
Line 1
The bird meets with misfortune — no good.
初六：飞鸟以凶。
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Line 2
Line 2
Passing the grandfather — meeting the grandmother. No blame.
六二：过其祖，遇其妣；不及其君，遇其臣；无咎。
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Line 3
Line 3
Not passing by — danger. Misfortune.
九三：弗过防之，从或戕之，凶。
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Line 4
Line 4
No blame — passing by brings danger.
九四：无咎，弗过遇之。往厉必戒，勿用永贞。
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Line 5
Line 5
Dense clouds — no rain from the west. Good fortune.
六五：密云不雨，自我西郊，公弋取彼在穴。
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Line 6
Line 6
No meeting — wild goose flies. Misfortune.
上六：弗遇过之，飞鸟离之，凶，是谓灾眚。
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