Empty Victory

Dispute. Someone bestows a leather belt on you. Complete dawn three times and you will be deprived of it. Contesting for mastery in a corrupt situation brings you no real honor. Anything you gain will vanish. You are trapped in your own doubts and fears now. Do not follow these old ways. It may feel like the spirit is far away but the new connection is certain. Create a clear image of your real goal. Step outside the norms. You will soon find supportive friends. Gather energy for a decisive new move.

上九, 或錫之鞶帶, 終朝三褫之.

Even if by chance a leather belt is bestowed on one,' By the end of a morning It will have been snatched away three times. ##### Comments Here we have someone who has carried a conflict to the bitter end and has triumphed. He is granted a decoration, but his happiness does not last. He is attacked again and again, and the result is conflict without end.