Decisive Break
guài · Lake over HeavenName the problem openly, without letting anger run it.
揚于王庭，孚號，有厲，告自邑，不利即戎，利有攸往。
Bring the wrong into the open at the royal court, and speak sincerely of the danger. Warn your own town first. Do not reach for weapons; firm, peaceful movement is what helps.
The six lines
初九：壯于前趾，往不勝為咎。
All your strength is in your front toes. If you charge out without the power to finish, the failure will be on you.
九二：惕號，莫夜有戎，勿恤。
Stay alert and sound the alarm. If attackers come after dark, you have little cause for fear, because you prepared.
九三：壯于頄，有凶。君子夬夬，獨行遇雨，若濡有慍，无咎。
Force shows in your cheekbones, and that is risky. Walk your resolved path alone; rain may soak and irritate you, but you stay blameless.
九四：臀无膚，其行次且。牽羊悔亡，聞言不信。
Your seat is raw and your steps falter. Walk behind the sheep rather than dragging it, and regret fades; yet you may not take this advice.
九五：莧陸夬夬，中行无咎。
Cut through the trouble the way you clear tough weeds that keep returning. Stay on the middle path and you stay blameless.
上六：无號，終有凶。
The time for crying out is past. Whatever clings on to the very end cannot last, so look honestly at what must change.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.