3䷂屯 Initial Difficulty Zhūn

☵水🌊 Water
☳雷⚡ Thunder

雲,雷,屯; 君子以經綸。

Clouds & thunder: Difficulty; Superior people bring order out of confusion.

屯:元亨,利貞, 勿用有攸往,利建侯。

Difficulty: Great success. Benefecial to persevere. Action should not be undertaken lightly. It is beneficial to set up a leader.

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乘馬班如, 泣血漣如。

They hesitate: Like pacing on a horse. Like shedding bloody tears.

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屯其膏, 小貞吉, 大貞凶。

Difficulties in prosperity. Good fortune for small things. Misfortune for great things.

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乘馬班如,求婚媾, 往吉,无不利。

Horse & wagon part. Strive for union. To go brings good fortune. Everything acts to further.

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即鹿无虞, 惟入于林中, 君子幾不如舍, 往吝。

Pursuing deer without a guide: a hunter gets lost in the forest. Superior people perceive they must stay where they are when going forward would lead to trouble.

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屯如邅如, 乘馬班如。 匪寇婚媾, 女子貞不字, 十年乃字。

Many difficulties: Pacing on horseback, but not a robber. Seeking marriage, but the girl does not want an engagement. After ten years, she unites & has children.

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磐桓; 利居貞, 利建侯。

Considering & considering. Beneficial to continue in the right way. Find helpers.