**Hexagram 6: Song (Conflict)** Upper trigram: Qian (Heaven) · Lower trigram: Kan (Water) · Hexagram 6 **Judgment** Sincerity, yet caution. Midway good, ending bad. It is favorable to see the great person, unfavorable to cross the great river. **Line Texts** First line: Do not prolong the matter. A little talk, but in the end, good fortune. Second line: Unable to prevail in conflict, return and flee. The people of his town, three hundred households, are without blame. Third line: Feed on the old virtue. Perseverance brings danger, but in the end, good fortune. If following the king's affairs, there is no achievement. Fourth line: Unable to prevail in conflict, return and submit to fate. Change, and abide in steadfastness brings good fortune. Fifth line: Conflict, supreme good fortune. Top line: Perhaps granted a leather belt, but in a single morning it is stripped away three times.