Difficulty at the Beginning

The Judgment

屯，元亨利貞，勿用有攸往，利建侯。

Difficulty at the Beginning works supreme success, furthering through perseverance. Nothing should be undertaken. It furthers one to appoint helpers.

The Image

雲雷，屯；君子以經綸。

Clouds and thunder: the image of Difficulty at the Beginning. Thus the superior person brings order out of confusion.

In one line

Birth pangs: gather allies and wait for the right moment.

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