天山遯 · Legge: Thun · Heaven above, Mountain below
A timely withdrawal is a success, not a defeat; keep the small men distant without saying so.
Dùn. Successful progress. To a small extent it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
Thun indicates successful progress (in its circumstances). To a small extent it will (still) be advantageous to be firm and correct.
XXXIII. (The trigram representing) the sky and below it that for a mountain form Thun. The superior man, in accordance with this, keeps small men at a distance, not by showing that he hates them, but by his own. dignified gravity.
天下有山，遯；君子以远小人，不恶而严。
The first line, divided, shows a retiring tail. The position is perilous. No movement in any direction should be made.
The first six, divided, shows a retiring tail. The position is perilous. No movement in any direction should be made.
The second line, divided, shows its subject holding fast as if by a hide of a yellow ox, which cannot be broken.
The second six, divided, shows its subject holding (his purpose) fast as if by a (thong made from the) hide of a yellow ox, which cannot be broken.
The third line, undivided, shows one retiring but bound, to his distress and peril. Nourishing a servant or concubine, it would be fortunate for him.
The third nine, undivided, shows one retiring but bound,-to his distress and peril. (If he were to deal with his binders as in) nourishing a servant or concubine, it would be fortunate for him.
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject retiring notwithstanding his likings. In a superior man this will lead to good fortune; a small man cannot attain to this.
The fourth nine, undivided, shows its subject retiring notwithstanding his likings. In a superior man this will lead to good fortune; a small man cannot attain to this.
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject retiring in an admirable way. With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
The fifth nine, undivided, shows its subject retiring in an admirable way. With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject retiring in a noble way. It will be advantageous in every respect.
The sixth nine, undivided, shows its subject retiring in a noble way. It will be advantageous in every respect.
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