Difficulty — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
坎宫Element水#3
Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning) — Water above Thunder below. Like a seed breaking through soil, initial hardship is full of vitality. All beginnings are difficult, but the force of new life will eventually overcome obstacles.
Line-by-Line
Line 1：磐桓，利居贞，利建侯。 Hesitating and circling — favorable to stay put and establish foundations. Beginnings are hard; perseverance and patience are needed.
Line 2：屯如邅如，乘马班如。匪寇婚媾，女子贞不字，十年乃字。 Stuck and circling on horseback. Not bandits but a suitor; the maiden stays chaste, marrying only after ten years. Delayed but fruitful.
Line 3：即鹿无虞，惟入于林中，君子几不如舍，往吝。 Chasing deer without a guide only gets you lost. The wise see the moment and let go — pursuing further brings regret.
Line 4：乘马班如，求婚媾，往吉无不利。 Circling on horseback — going to propose brings good fortune. Conditions are ripening; it is time to act.
Line 5：屯其膏，小贞吉，大贞凶。 Accumulate goodwill — small matters fare well, big matters bring danger. Strength is not yet sufficient; avoid major undertakings.
Line 6：乘马班如，泣血涟如。 Circling on horseback, weeping tears of blood. At the extreme of difficulty, but reversal is near.