Hexagram 18, Gǔ (Repairing the Spoiled): Line 1
蛊卦初六 · 山风蛊 · 中文版
初六:干父之蛊,有子,考无咎,厉终吉。
The line (Legge)
The first SIX, divided, shows (a son) dealing with the troubles caused by his father. If he be an (able) son, the father will escape the blame of having erred. The position is perilous, but there will be good fortune in the end.
Small Image commentary
'He deals with the troubles caused by his father:' - he feels that he has entered into the work of his father.
象曰:干父之蛊,意承考也。
In plain words
Setting right what the father spoiled; with such a son, the late father is without fault; there is danger, but in the end good fortune. "Spoiled" means decay that has built up over time. The Small Image says the son's intention is to carry on his father's purpose.
Applying it to your situation
If you have inherited problems left by those before you, this line suggests that fixing them is itself a way of carrying on their work. Which of their original intentions are worth keeping?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the first place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is not in its proper place. Its partner is line 4; both are yin, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Gǔ changes into Hexagram 26 Dà Chù (Great Taming). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·蛊之大畜.
The hexagram
Hexagram 18 Gǔ (Repairing the Spoiled). The Judgment: Gu indicates great progress and success (to him who deals properly with the condition represented by it). There will be advantage in (efforts like that of) crossing the great stream. (He should weigh well, however, the events of) three days before the turning point, and those (to be done) three days after it.
Next: Line 2
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.