Decrease

Hexagram 41 of 64
Judgment · 卦辞
Decrease. With sincerity, supreme good fortune. No blame.
損,有孚,元吉,无咎。
Commentary on the Judgment · 彖传
Decrease: decreasing the lower to benefit the upper.
損,損下益上。
Image · 象传
Lake at the foot of the mountain: decrease. The wise person curbs anger and blocks desires.
山下有澤,損。君子以懲忿窒欲。

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Six Lines · 六爻
Line 1
Finishing your own affairs and going quickly — no blame, but weigh what you give.
已事遄往,无咎,酌损之。
Completed tasks, hasten onward. This matches the shared aim.
已事遄往,尚合志也。
Line 2
Favorable to persevere; advancing brings misfortune. Without decreasing, increase.
利貞,征凶,弗損益之。
Perseverance in the second line benefits. The center sets the intention.
九二利貞,中以为志也。
Line 3
Three walking together lose one; one walking alone finds a friend.
三人行则损一人,一人行则得其友。
One person goes; three cause suspicion.
一人行,三則疑也。
Line 4
Decreasing the ailment — make haste and there is joy. No blame.
損其疾,使遄有喜,无咎。
Lessening the affliction is also joyful.
損其疾,亦可喜也。
Line 5
Someone offers a tortoise worth ten pairs — it cannot be refused. Supreme good fortune.
或益之十朋之龟,弗克违,元吉。
Supreme good fortune in the fifth line; blessing from above.
六五元吉,自上佑也。
Line 6
Without decreasing, increase — no blame, perseverance brings good fortune, favorable to have somewhere to go. Gaining helpers bound to no house.
弗损益之,无咎,贞吉,利有攸往。得臣无家。
Not diminishing, but adding to it; great achievement of the will.
弗损益之,大得志也。
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