Hexagram 6 of 64

䷅ 訟 sòng

“lawsuit”

乾上坎下

Judgment

Conflict. Even when you feel right, pressing a quarrel to the end brings no lasting win.

[ Classical judgment text (Chinese) — placeholder ]

[ English translation — placeholder ]

Source: The I Ching, trans. James Legge, 1899 (public domain)

The six lines

  1. 初六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  2. 二九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  3. 三六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  4. 四九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  5. 五九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  6. 上九[ Line text — placeholder ]
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