Hexagram 6 · Song · Conflict

Conflict: you are sincere and are being obstructed. A cautious halt halfway brings good fortune. Going through to the end brings misfortune. 1. If one does not perpetuate the affair, there is a little gossip. In the end, good fortune comes. 2. One cannot engage in conflict; one returns home and eludes it. 3. To nourish oneself on ancient virtue. Danger. In the end, good fortune. 4. One turns back, submits to fate, finds peace in perseverance. Good fortune. 5. To contend before him brings supreme good fortune. 6. Even if a leather belt is bestowed, by the end of a morning it will have been snatched away three times.