Hexagram

33. TUN - Retreat

Ch'ien The creative, Heaven

Kên Keeping still, Mountain

RETREAT. Success.
In what is small, perseverance furthers.

Mountain under heaven:
the image of RETREAT.
Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance,
Not angrily but with reserve.

Six at the beginning means:

At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous.
One must not wish to undertake anything.
Six in the second place means:

he holds him fast with yellow oxhide.
No one can tear him loose.
Nine in the third place means:

A halted retreat
Is nerve-wracking and dangerous.
To retain people as men- and maidservants
Brings good fortune.
Nine in the fourth place means:

Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior man
And downfall to the inferior man.
Nine in the fifth place means:

Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Nine at the top means:

Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further.