I Ching 易經
The 64 Hexagrams / 14
Hexagram 14 · ䷍

Great Possession

大有 · Dà Yǒu
Upper Fire 離Lower Heaven 乾

The Judgment · 卦辭

元亨。
Tâ Yû indicates that, (under the circumstances which it implies), there will be great progress and success.

The Image · 大象

火在天上,大有;君子以遏惡揚善,順天休命。
(The trigram for) heaven and (that of) fire above it form Tâ Yû 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).
Plain-English Meaning

Great possession. Abundance and influence are present; use them generously and with humility.

The Judgment

Supreme success: what you hold is great when your character is bright and strong.

The Image

Like fire high in the sky, check what is harmful, encourage what is good.
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The Lines · 爻辭
English: James Legge (1882), public domain · Text · Image (Appendix II), sacred-texts.com.
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