Hexagram 11 · Peace

Chinese text

小往大来，吉，亨。
泰象征天地交感、上下通畅。付出的小、收获的大（小往大来），吉祥通达，阴阳和合的鼎盛期。
初九 拔茅茹，以其汇，征吉。
九二 包荒，用冯河，不遐遗，朋亡，得尚于中行。
九三 无平不陂，无往不复。艰贞无咎，勿恤其孚，于食有福。
六四 翩翩，不富以其邻，不戒以其孚。
六五 帝乙归妹，以祉元吉。
上六 城复于隍，勿用师。自邑告命，贞吝。

English support translation

小往大来，吉，亨。
What is small withdraws and what is great moves in — a fortunate turn, and things open up.
Initial Nine: Pull up one blade of grass and its whole tangled root system comes with it — people of shared purpose move as a single connected group. Setting out now brings good fortune.
Nine in the second: Making room for the rough and unrefined, having the nerve to wade straight across a river, keeping an eye on what's far off without dropping old ties close by — this is how the balanced middle way is actually kept.
Nine in the third: No flat ground stays flat forever; nothing that departs fails to circle back. Holding your integrity through the hard stretch draws no blame — don't waste energy resisting this truth, and there will still be enough at the table to be glad of.
Six in the fourth: Coming down light and unassuming, without flaunting any wealth, standing alongside one's neighbor openly, needing no warnings exchanged beforehand — trust runs that deep.
Six in the fifth: A ruler marries a daughter into a lesser house without regard for rank. From this comes real blessing and fortune at its fullest.
Six at the top: The rampart crumbles back down into the ditch it was dug from. This is no time to send out troops. Announce your orders only within your own city — pushing further than that here brings only embarrassment.