讼 sòng

Conflict

Upper ☰

乾 Qian (Heaven)

metal · Creative

Lower ☷

坎 Kan (Water)

water · Abysmal

📜The Judgment

Conflict. Sincerity is being obstructed. A cautious halt midway brings good fortune. Going through to the end brings misfortune.

🏔The Image

Heaven and water go their opposite ways. The superior person carefully considers the beginning of all undertakings.

⚊The Lines

Yin

First (Bottom)

If one does not perpetuate the affair, there is a little gossip. In the end, good fortune.

Yang

Second

One cannot engage in conflict. Return home and retreat. For a community of three hundred, no blame.

Yin

Third

To nourish oneself on ancient virtue brings perseverance. Danger, but ultimate good fortune.

Yang

Fourth

One cannot engage in conflict. Turn back and submit to fate. Change attitude, and peace comes.

Yang

Fifth

To contend before a judge brings supreme good fortune. A fair arbiter resolves the dispute.

Yang

Sixth (Top)

One is granted a leather belt by the king, but by morning it is thrice taken away. Nothing endures from forced victory.