The I Ching Speaks!
33. Tun / Retreat ---------- ---------- above Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven ---------- ---------- ---- ---- below K^en Keeping Still, Mountain ---- ---- The Judgement Retreat. Success. In what is small, perseverance furthers. The Image Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat. Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance, Not angrily but with reserve. The Lines [] Six in the second place means: He holds him fast with yellow oxhide. No one can tear him loose. Nine in the fourth place means: Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior man And downfall to the inferior man. Nine at the top means: Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further. 48. Ching / The Well ---- ---- ---------- above K'an The Abysmal, Water ---- ---- ---------- ---------- below Sun The Gentle, Wind ---- ---- The Judgement The Well. The town may be changed, But the well cannot be changed. It neither decreases nor increases. They come and go and draw from the well. If one gets down almost to the water And the rope does not go all the way, Or the jug breaks, it brings misfortune. The Image Water over wood: the image of the Well. Thus the superior man encourages the people at their work, And exhorts them to help one another.