Hexagram 3 Line 3: 六三
Zhun —屯 —Difficulty at the Beginning
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: distress
Classical Chinese Text
六三 即鹿無虞。惟入于林中。君子幾不如舍。往吝。
Wilhelm Translation
Whoever hunts deer without the forester Only loses his way in the forest. The superior man understands the signs of the time And prefers to desist. To go on brings humiliation.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 3 Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning) transforms into Hexagram 63 Ji Ji (After Completion).
Parent Hexagram
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun屯 (3)
Water (坎) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder