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On January 20, 2011 at 4:26 AM
why did it take him so long to leave?
and received a response of:
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 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.
29 Pit
The Statement of the second hexagram
Repeated pits.
Have confidence.
Tether your heart and continue.
Action brings honor.
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
Flowing water comes:
repeated pits.
The noble one moves
with constant virtue, and
repeatedly teaches
the critical matters.