What this hexagram is about
Fire high in the heavens, shining over all things — the image of great possession, a time of abundance and wealth. The richer the harvest, the more one must stay humble and upright and move with the way of Heaven, for only so can what one holds be kept.
The Judgment 卦辞
大有，元亨。
Supreme success.
The Image 大象传
《象》曰：火在天上，大有；君子以遏恶扬善，顺天休命。
Fire high in the heavens; so the noble person curbs evil and raises up good, obeying heaven's benevolent decree.
Commentary on the Lines 小象传
大有初九，无交害也。
Great possession at the first line — as yet no harm in dealings.
The Six Lines (hover over the figure above)
Nine at the top自天祐之，吉无不利。
Blessed with the protection of Heaven — good fortune, and nothing that is not favorable.
Six in the fifth place厥孚交如，威如，吉。
To deal with others in sincerity, high and low answering each other, while keeping one's dignity intact — good fortune.
Nine in the fourth place匪其彭，无咎。
Not to boast of oneself nor to flaunt one's abundance — and there is no fault.
Nine in the third place公用亨于天子，小人弗克。
A duke presents his rich offering to the Son of Heaven — the subject serving above with all his heart; this the small-minded could never do.
Nine in the second place大车以载，有攸往，无咎。
To load upon a great wagon — virtue broad enough to bear a heavy charge; to have somewhere to go brings no fault.
Initial Nine无交害，匪咎，艰则无咎。
To contend with nothing outside oneself and to breed no harm is in itself without fault; but to keep ever a heart mindful of hardship is to be more faultless still.