Hexagram 33: Withdrawal
Statement: Withdrawal. Continue. Small gains in persisting.
Top trigram: Heaven
Bottom trigram: Mountain
Hexagram Number: 33
Hexagram Name: Withdrawal
Line 1 comment: Withdrawing at the tail of evil. No use to have a place to go.
Line 2 comment: Hold using yellow ox hide, but do not declare victory.
Line 3 comment: Disease and evil come with withdrawal. Control servants and maids for fortune.
Line 4 comment: A fitting withdrawal. For the wise one, fortune. For the inferior one, evil.
Line 5 comment: An excellent withdrawal. Pure fortune.
Line 6 comment: Wealth withdrawn. Nothing but gain.
The image A mountain under heaven: withdrawal. The noble one keeps distant from vile people, not with hatred, but with dignity.