䷅ Hexagram 6: Arguing

Judgment

CONFLICT. You are sincere and are being obstructed. A cautious halt halfway brings good fortune. Going through to the end brings misfortune. You should seek advice from someone greater. It will be ineffective to attempt major change.

Image

Heaven and water go their opposite ways: The image of CONFLICT. Thus in all your transactions you should carefully consider the beginning.

Description
Hexagram 6 is named 訟 (sòng), “Arguing”. Other variations include “conflict” and “lawsuit”. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = (水) water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ (乾 qián) force = (天) heaven.