天山遁Dùn · Retreat
乾上 · 艮下Heaven over Mountain
卦辞The Judgement
遯：亨，小利贞。Dùn. Prosperous and smooth. For the small, favorable to be steadfast and upright.
退让、隐退是当下的智慧。艮山在下属土居东北，——各自安好就是遁。不是逃避，是不与小人正面冲突。环境对你不利时，主动撤退、保存实力，比硬扛聪明。但退要退得漂亮——退而不溃，等待时机。
Stepping back and withdrawing is the wisdom of the moment. The lower trigram Gèn is Mountain, element Earth, in the northeast; — each at peace in its place, and that is the Retreat. Not flight, but refusing to clash head-on with petty forces. When the environment is against you, a deliberate retreat to preserve your strength is smarter than digging in. But retreat well — pull back without collapsing, and wait for the moment.
大象The Image
《象》曰：天下有山，遯；君子以远小人，不恶而严。A mountain beneath heaven: the image of Retreat. The noble one, accordingly, keeps petty people at a distance — not with hatred, but with dignity.
六爻The Six Lines
初六，遯尾；厉，勿用有攸往。Retreating at the tail. Danger. Do not use this for going anywhere.
想退却已经晚了——艮山初爻，尾巴还露在外面——撤退的时候被拖住了脚，尾巴露在外面被人看到了。这种时候不要再贸然行动，安静等局势缓和。
You wanted to withdraw, but you're already too late — Gèn's Mountain, first line, the tail still showing — caught by the foot just as you tried to pull back — the tail is showing and you've been seen. At a time like this, don't act rashly; stay quiet and wait for the situation to ease.
六二，执之用黄牛之革，莫之胜说。Holding fast with the hide of a yellow ox. No one can loosen it.
用最坚韧的纽带把核心抓住（黄牛之革）——艮山居中，山体最厚——用黄牛皮绳绑住最重要的东西，谁也解不开，退让的时候要把最重要的东西保住，不能全放手。
Bind down the core thing with the toughest tie (the yellow-ox leather). Gèn's Mountain centered, the body of the mountain at its thickest — the most important thing lashed down with yellow-ox hide, that no one can undo. When you withdraw, keep hold of what matters most; don't let everything go.
九三，系遯，有疾厉；畜臣妾，吉。Entangled retreat. There is illness, danger. Feed your servants and maids: good fortune.
退让的时候还纠缠不清、心有牵挂——艮山唯一的阳爻，想退又被拖住——身体退了，心还挂着，这种状态下办大事不行，但管理身边小事还可以。彻底放下，才能彻底脱身。
Even as you withdraw you're still tangled up, still holding on — the one yang line of Gèn, wanting to retreat yet held back — the body withdraws but the heart still clings — in this state you can't manage great undertakings, though you can still tend to small matters near at hand. Let go completely, and you can leave completely.
九四，好遯，君子吉，小人否。Withdrawing with goodwill. For the superior person: good fortune. For the petty person: not so.
心怀好意地退让——，对君子是好事，对小人则不行。能放下的人才退得起，放不下的人退也是煎熬。
Withdrawing with goodwill — a good thing for the superior person, impossible for the petty one. Those who can let go can afford to retreat; those who can't find retreat itself an agony.
九五，嘉遯，贞吉。Fitting retreat. Steadfast and upright: good fortune.
完美地退让——，既保全了体面，又守住了原则。这种退是最高级的——不是失败，是主动选择。
A perfect withdrawal — keeping your dignity and your principles both. This is the highest grade of retreat: not defeat, but deliberate choice.
上九，肥遯，无不利。A graceful retreat. Nothing is unfavorable.
彻底地、潇洒地退隐——，什么牵挂都没有，海阔天空。能做到这一步的人，反而获得了真正的自由。
A complete, unburdened withdrawal — no lingering attachment, the sky wide open. The one who can do this gains true freedom.