☰天🌌 Heaven
☶山🏔 Mountain
天下有山,遯; 君子以遠小人,不惡而嚴。
Mountain under heaven: Retreat. Superior people keep inferior people at a distance, not with ill will, but with dignity.
遯: 亨,小利貞。
Retreat: Success. Persistance in small matters is beneficial.
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肥遯,无不利。
Retreat after success. Everything is favorable.
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嘉遯,貞吉。
An admirably carried out retreat. Persistence in a righteous course brings good fortune.
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好遯, 君子吉,小人否。
Withdrawal for good reasons. Good fortune for superior people, misfortune for inferior people.
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係遯,有疾厲, 畜臣妾吉。
A halted retreat is nerve-wracking & dangerous. Retaining people as helpers brings good fortune.
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執之用黃牛之革, 莫之勝說。
If their will is strong, like yellow ox-hide, no one can dissuade them.
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遯尾,厲, 勿用有攸往。
At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous. Don’t undertake anything.