Hexagram 3 · Zhun · Difficulty at the Beginning

King Wen, Duke of Zhou, Confucius · Western Zhou (c.1000 BCE)

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Difficulty at the Beginning: supreme success through perseverance. Do not act. Appoint helpers. 1. Hesitation and hindrance. Remain persevering. Appoint helpers. 2. Difficulties pile up. Horse and wagon part. Ten years — the maiden pledges. 3. Hunting deer without the forester — only lost in the forest. 4. Horse and wagon part. Strive for union. Going: good fortune. 5. Difficulties in blessing. Small: good fortune; great: misfortune. 6. Horse and wagon part. Bloody tears flow.