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Hexagram 14 · Dà Yǒu ䷍
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大有：元亨。
初九：无交害，匪咎，艱則无咎。
九二：大轝以載，有攸往，无咎。
九三：公用亨于天子，小人弗克。
九四：匪其尫，无咎。
六五：厥孚交如，威如；吉。
上九：自天佑之，吉无不利。
彖曰：大有，柔得尊位，大中而上下應之，曰大有。其德剛健而文明，應乎天而時行，是以元亨。
象曰：火在天上，大有；君子以遏惡揚善，順天休命。
大有初九，无交害也。
大轝以載，積中不敗也。
公用亨于天子，小人害也。
匪其彭，无咎；明辨晰也。
厥孚交如，信以發志也。威如之吉，易而无備也。
大有上吉，自天佑也。
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the classical Chinese, passage for passage, covering all 64 hexagrams with their judgments, line statements and attached commentaries, and the remaining Wings (the Great Commentary, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the Sequence and the Contrasts of the Hexagrams), 1,204 passages in all.
Da You (Great Possession): Supreme success.
Nine at the beginning: No entanglement with harm; this is no fault. Through hardship there is no blame.
Nine in the second place: A great wagon for carrying loads. There is somewhere to go. No blame.
Nine in the third place: A duke presents an offering to the Son of Heaven; a petty person cannot do this.
Nine in the fourth place: Not his frailty. No blame.
Six in the fifth place: His sincerity reaches others, and his authority inspires awe. Good fortune.
Nine at the top: Heaven itself helps him. Good fortune; nothing is unfavorable.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Da You, the yielding attains the honored place, the great center, and those above and below answer it; hence Great Possession. Its virtue is firm and strong yet luminous and clear; it answers to heaven and moves with the time. Thus supreme success.
The Image Commentary says: Fire above heaven: Da You. Thus the noble person checks evil and raises up good, obeying heaven's gracious mandate.
The beginning nine of Great Possession has no entanglement with harm.
A great wagon carrying loads: what is amassed within does not fail.
A duke presents an offering to the Son of Heaven: the petty person would do harm.
Not his swelling abundance, no blame: he clearly discerns and distinguishes.
His sincerity reaches others: trust brings their aspirations forth. His awe-inspiring authority brings good fortune: they are at ease and make no defenses.
Great Possession at the top brings good fortune: heaven helps him.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the classical Chinese, covering all 64 hexagrams with their judgments, line statements and attached commentaries, and the remaining Wings (the Great Commentary, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the Sequence and the Contrasts of the Hexagrams), 1,204 passages in all.
Da You (Great Possession): Supreme success.
Nine at the beginning: Do not become involved in harm. That is not a fault. Stay aware of difficulty and there will be no blame.
Nine in the second place: A large cart to carry a load. Go somewhere; no blame.
Nine in the third place: A duke makes an offering to the Son of Heaven. A petty person cannot do this.
Nine in the fourth place: Do not show off your abundance. No blame.
Six in the fifth place: His sincerity is shared with others, and he inspires respect. Good fortune.
Nine at the top: Heaven itself helps him. Good fortune; nothing is unfavorable.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Da You, the yielding line holds the honored position, is central and great, and those above and below answer it. That is why it is called great possession. Its virtue is firm and strong, yet bright and civilized. It responds to heaven and acts at the right time, so there is supreme success.
The Image Commentary says: Fire is high in the sky: this is Da You. The noble person therefore stops evil, promotes good, and follows heaven's fine command.
The nine at the beginning of Da You is not involved in harm.
A large cart carries a load because what is piled within it does not collapse.
A duke makes an offering to the Son of Heaven; a petty person would bring harm.
Not showing off abundance brings no blame because one clearly understands the difference.
His sincerity is shared because trust brings out his intention. Inspiring respect brings good fortune because otherwise people would become careless and unprepared.
The good fortune at the top of Da You comes from heaven's help.