Hexagram 38, Kuí (Opposition): Line 5
睽卦六五 · 火泽睽 · 中文版
六五：悔亡，厥宗噬肤，往何咎。
The line (Legge)
The fifth SIX, divided, shows that (to its subject) occasion for repentance will disappear. With his relative (and minister he unites closely and readily) as if he were biting through a piece of skin. When he goes forward (with this help), what error can there be?
Small Image commentary
'With his hereditary minister (he unites closely and easily) as if he were biting through a piece of skin:' - his going forward will afford ground for congratulation.
象曰：厥宗噬肤，往有庆也。
In plain words
Regret vanishes. His kinsman joins with him as easily as biting through soft flesh: going on, what fault could there be? The kinsman is the second line. The fifth line corresponds to the second and they remain of one mind even in a time of opposition. The Small Image says going on brings celebration.
Applying it to your situation
If distance has grown between you and someone close, this line suggests reaching out: making up may be easier than you think. What first step could you take now?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the fifth place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is not in its proper place. It holds the centre of the upper trigram. Its partner is line 2; 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 10 Lǚ (Treading). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·睽之履.
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.