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On February 17, 2021 at 7:10 PM

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6 Dispute

The Statement of the first hexagram

Dispute: keep confident

even if blocked and alarmed.

In the middle, good fortune,

but in the end, misfortune.

Gain by seeing a great person.

Do not advance across the great river.

The changing lines

The first line:
Do not prolong this case.

The petty control all the talk.

In the end: fortune.

The third line:
Surviving on old favors: a perilous sign.

In the end: fortune.

One may undertake royal service,

but without personal success.

The fourth line:
Unable to win the dispute. Go back now,

make your decisions.

Change your mind

and there will be peace.

The sixth line:
One may be awarded a belt of high rank,

but by morning's end,

it will have been stripped away three times.

5 Waiting

The Statement of the second hexagram

Waiting. Stay confident:

there is light everywhere.

Pure fortune.

Advance across the great river.

The Image of the first hexagram

Heaven and water clash:
dispute. The noble one
devises the right beginning
in all matters.

The Image of the second hexagram

Clouds rising to heaven:
waiting. The noble one
drinks, eats,
and feasts with joy.