Ch'ien / Modesty

above:K'un The Receptive, Earth
below:K^ en Keeping Still, Mountain

The third [nine], undivided, shows the superior man of (acknowledged) merit. He will maintain his success to the end and have good fortune.

Line 3 is strong, and occupies an odd (its proper) place. It is 'the lord of the hexagram', to whom all represented by the lines above and below turn.