Hexagram 38, Kuí (Opposition): Line 3
睽卦六三 · 火泽睽 · 中文版
六三:见舆曳,其牛掣,其人天且劓,无初有终。
The line (Legge)
In the third SIX, divided, we see one whose carriage is dragged back, while the oxen in it are pushed back, and he is himself subjected to the shaving of his head and the cutting off of his nose. There is no good beginning, but there will be a good end.
Small Image commentary
'We see his carriage dragged back:' - this is indicated by the inappropriateness of the position (of the line). 'There is no (good) beginning, but there will be a (good) end:' - this arises from his meeting with the strong (subject of the topmost line).
象曰:见舆曳,位不当也。无初有终,遇刚也。
In plain words
One sees the cart dragged back, the ox held fast, the driver branded and his nose cut off; no good beginning, but a good end. The third line is held back by the second and fourth lines on either side, but it corresponds to the top line and in the end they come together. The Small Image says the cart is dragged back because the position is improper, and the good end comes from meeting the strong top line.
Applying it to your situation
If you met obstacles and even injury at the start, this line suggests a bad beginning does not mean a bad ending. What has kept you going this far?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the third place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is not in its proper place. Its partner is line 6; one is yin and the other yang, so they respond to each other.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Kuí changes into Hexagram 14 Dà Yǒu (Great Possession). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·睽之大有.
The hexagram
Hexagram 38 Kuí (Opposition). The Judgment: Kui indicates that, (notwithstanding the condition of things which it denotes), in small matters there will (still) be good success.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.