33. Dun | Retreat
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
遯：亨，小利贞。
Translation: 遯 / Retreat: 亨，小it is beneficial to remain upright。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Dun (Retreat), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time.
初六：遯尾，厉，勿用有攸往。
Translation: First Six: 遯尾，danger; be vigilant，do not act yet有攸往。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “danger” calls for vigilance.
六二：执之用黄牛之革，莫之胜说。
Translation: Second Six: Draft rendering: 执之用黄牛之革，莫之胜说。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
九三：系遯，有疾，厉。畜臣妾，吉。
Translation: Third Nine: 系遯，有疾，danger; be vigilant。畜臣妾，auspicious。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction; “danger” calls for vigilance.
九四：好遯，君子吉，小人否。
Translation: Fourth Nine: 好遯，君子auspicious，小人否。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
九五：嘉遯，贞吉。
Translation: Fifth Nine: 嘉遯，uprightness is auspicious。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
上九：肥遯，无不利。
Translation: Top Nine: Draft rendering: 肥遯，无不利。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.