64 Hexagrams

Opposition

Hexagram 38

Upper Trigram

Fire

Lower Trigram

Lake

The Judgment

Opposition. In small matters, good fortune.

The Image

Above, fire; below, the lake. Thus amid all fellowship the superior man retains his individuality.

The Lines

Line 1

Remorse disappears. If you lose your horse, do not run after it.

Line 2

One meets his lord in a narrow street. No blame.

Line 3

One sees the wagon dragged back, the oxen halted.

Line 4

Isolated through opposition. One meets a like-minded man.

Line 5

Remorse disappears. The companion bites his way through the wrappings.

Line 6

Isolated through opposition. One sees one's companion as a pig covered with dirt.