Retreat

The Judgment

遯，亨，小利貞。

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

The Image

天下有山，遯；君子以遠小人，不惡而嚴。

Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat. Thus the superior person keeps the inferior at a distance.

In one line

Withdrawal is not weakness; it is preserving position for a better moment.

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