64 Hexagrams
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Conflict
Hexagram 6
Upper Trigram
☰ Heaven
Lower Trigram
☵ Water
The Judgment
Conflict. You are sincere and are being obstructed. A cautious halt halfway brings good fortune.
The Image
Heaven and water go their opposite ways. In all his transactions the superior person carefully considers the beginning.
The Lines
Line 1
If one does not perpetuate the affair, there is a little gossip.
Line 2
One cannot engage in conflict. Return home, give way.
Line 3
To nourish oneself on ancient virtue induces perseverance.
Line 4
One cannot engage in conflict. One turns back and submits to fate.
Line 5
To contend before him brings supreme good fortune.
Line 6
Even if by chance a leather belt is bestowed, by the end of a morning it will be snatched away.