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Difficulty at the Beginning
Hexagram 3 of 64 · Zhūn
The difficulty of new beginnings
The classic text
In EnglishThe difficulty of new beginnings. This is not the time to expand hastily
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)元亨利貞，勿用有攸往，利建侯
Original text · Image (象辭)雲雷，屯；君子以經綸
TrigramsUpper Water ☵ · Lower Thunder ☳
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)元亨利貞，勿用有攸往，利建侯
Original text · Image (象辭)雲雷，屯；君子以經綸
TrigramsUpper Water ☵ · Lower Thunder ☳
What to do
Carry out
1. Gather allies 2. Move step by step 3. Endure the wait
Be careful
This is not the time to expand hastily