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Preponderance of the Small
Hexagram 62 of 64 · Xiǎo Guò
Small excess, small matters
The classic text
In EnglishSmall excess, small matters. Great undertakings are unwise; small ones are fine
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)亨，利貞，可小事，不可大事。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上宜下，大吉
Original text · Image (象辭)山上有雷，小過；君子以行過乎恭，喪過乎哀，用過乎儉
TrigramsUpper Thunder ☳ · Lower Mountain ☶
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)亨，利貞，可小事，不可大事。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上宜下，大吉
Original text · Image (象辭)山上有雷，小過；君子以行過乎恭，喪過乎哀，用過乎儉
TrigramsUpper Thunder ☳ · Lower Mountain ☶
What to do
Carry out
1. Do small things 2. Extra humility is safe 3. Go low, not high
Be careful
Great undertakings are unwise; small ones are fine