Decrease

The Judgment

損，有孚，元吉，无咎，可貞，利有攸往。

Decrease combined with sincerity brings about supreme good fortune without blame.

The Image

山下有澤，損；君子以懲忿窒欲。

At the foot of the mountain, the lake: the image of Decrease. Thus the superior person curbs their anger and restrains their instincts.

In one line

Cutting back is not loss when it removes what is excess.

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