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Hexagram 38

Kuí

Opposition

oppositioncontrastestrangementpolarityFire
Upper Trigram

LiClinging

Fire · Middle Daughter

Lower Trigram

DuiJoyous

Lake · Youngest Daughter

The Judgment

Opposition. In small matters, good fortune.

The Image

Above, fire; below, the lake: the image of Opposition. Thus amid all fellowship the superior person retains their individuality.

The Lines
Initial

Remorse disappears. If you lose your horse, do not run after it; it will come back of its own accord. When you see evil people, guard yourself against mistakes.

2

One meets one's lord in a narrow street. No blame.

3

One sees the wagon dragged back, the oxen halted, a person's hair and nose cut off. Not a good beginning, but a good end.

4

Isolated through opposition, one meets a like-minded person with whom one can associate in good faith. Despite the danger, no blame.

5

Remorse disappears. The companion bites their way through the wrappings. If one goes to meet them, how could it be a mistake?

Top

Isolated through opposition, one sees one's companion as a pig covered with dirt, as a wagon full of devils. First one draws a bow against them, then one lays the bow aside. Not a robber but a wooer. Going brings rain and good fortune.