33. Tun / Retreat

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Current Hexagram

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

Line 6: Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further.

Line 5: Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune.

Line 4: Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior man And downfall to the inferior man.

Line 3: A halted retreat Is nerve-wracking and dangerous. To retain people as men—and maidservants Brings good fortune.

Line 2: He holds him fast with yellow oxhide. No one can tear him loose.

Line 1: At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous. One must not wish to undertake anything.