坤
Kūn · The Receptive
The earth does not push; it carries. Devotion is a strength, not a retreat.
The judgment
坤：元，亨，利牝馬之貞。君子有攸往，先迷后得主，利西南得朋，東北喪朋。 安貞，吉。
The receptive brings success through the steadiness of a mare. If you lead, you lose the way; if you follow, you find your place. Friends in the southwest, none in the northeast. Quiet perseverance is lucky.
Received text; plain English after the Chinese. Source: 周易經傳 (public-domain). Passage: hex02.judgment.
The image
象曰：地勢坤，君子以厚德載物。
The earth's disposition is receptive. A capable person carries the world with generosity.
Received text; plain English after the Chinese. Source: 周易經傳 (public-domain). Passage: hex02.image.
Follow what is worth following, and carry more than you announce.
The six lines
Each line is a stage, from the bottom of the hexagram to the top. Open any line to read it in plain English.
初六 履霜，堅冰至。 You step on frost; the ice is coming. Small signs are telling you what the season will be.
You step on frost; the ice is coming. Small signs are telling you what the season will be.
六二 直，方，大，不習無不利。 Straight, square, large. You do not need to practice being this; it is simply your nature, and nothing goes wrong.
Straight, square, large. You do not need to practice being this; it is simply your nature, and nothing goes wrong.
六三 含章可貞。 或從王事，無成有終。 Keep your brilliance contained. If you serve a larger project, do not claim the credit; you will still finish well.
Keep your brilliance contained. If you serve a larger project, do not claim the credit; you will still finish well.
六四 括囊﹔無咎，無譽。 Tie the sack closed. No blame and no praise: this is a time to keep quiet rather than shine.
Tie the sack closed. No blame and no praise: this is a time to keep quiet rather than shine.
六五 黃裳，元吉。 A yellow robe worn underneath. Quiet excellence in the right place brings great good fortune.
A yellow robe worn underneath. Quiet excellence in the right place brings great good fortune.
上六 龍戰于野，其血玄黃。 Dragons fight in the open field, and their blood is dark and yellow. When two forces both refuse to yield, everyone pays.
Dragons fight in the open field, and their blood is dark and yellow. When two forces both refuse to yield, everyone pays.