6. Song | Conflict
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
讼：有孚，窒惕，中吉，终凶。利见大人，不利涉大川。
Translation: 讼 / Conflict: there is sincerity，窒惕，中auspicious，终misfortune。it is beneficial to meet a great person，不it is beneficial to cross the great river。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Song (Conflict), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “meeting a great person” points to guidance from someone of virtue and authority; “crossing the great river” suggests undertaking a difficult but meaningful passage; “sincerity” points to trustworthiness and inner confidence; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction; “misfortune” marks serious risk.
初六：不永所事，小有言，终吉。
Translation: First Six: 不永所事，小有言，auspicious in the end。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
九二：不克讼，归而逋其邑人三百户，无眚。
Translation: Second Nine: Draft rendering: 不克讼，归而逋其邑人三百户，无眚。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
六三：食旧德，贞厉，终吉。或从王事，无成。
Translation: Third Six: 食旧德，uprightness still requires vigilance，auspicious in the end。或从王事，无成。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction; “danger” calls for vigilance.
九四：不克讼，复即命渝。安贞。吉。
Translation: Fourth Nine: 不克讼，复即命渝。安贞。auspicious。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
九五：讼，元吉。
Translation: Fifth Nine: 讼，greatly auspicious。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
上九：或锡之鞶带，终朝三褫之。
Translation: Top Nine: Draft rendering: 或锡之鞶带，终朝三褫之。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.