Possession in great measure — great abundance held with humility.
This is a high point of wealth, influence, and capacity. Such fullness endures only when paired with modesty and generosity. Hold great possessions in service, not in pride.
abundancesuccessgenerosityresponsibility
Possession in Great Measure places Fire (clinging, light-giving) above Heaven (strong, creative). The interplay of these two trigrams gives the hexagram its character.
The Classical Textoriginal Chinese
The Judgment · 卦辞
元亨。
The Image · 大象
火在天上，大有；君子以遏恶扬善，顺天休命。
The Six Lines · 爻辞
- 初九无交害，匪咎，艰则无咎。象曰：大有初九，无交害也。
- 九二大车以载，有攸往，无咎。象曰：大车以载，积中不败也。
- 九三公用亨于天子，小人弗克。象曰：公用亨于天子，小人害也。
- 九四匪其彭，无咎。象曰：匪其彭，无咎；明辨皙也。
- 六五厥孚交如，威如；吉。象曰：厥孚交如，信以发志也。威如之吉，易而无备也。
- 上九自天佑之，吉无不利。象曰：大有上吉，自天佑也。
The judgment, image and line texts above are quoted from the original Zhou Yi. A modern Chinese translation of the full classic is available on the original-text page.