60. Jie | Limitation
- Line 1 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yin (broken)
节：亨，苦节不可贞。
Translation: 节 / Limitation: Draft rendering: 亨，苦节不可贞。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Jie (Limitation), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time.
初九：不出户庭，无咎。
Translation: First Nine: 不出户庭，no blame。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
九二：不出门庭，凶。
Translation: Second Nine: 不出门庭，misfortune。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “misfortune” marks serious risk.
六三：不节若，则嗟若，无咎。
Translation: Third Six: 不节若，则嗟若，no blame。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
六四：安节，亨。
Translation: Fourth Six: Draft rendering: 安节，亨。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
九五：甘节，吉。往，有尚。
Translation: Fifth Nine: 甘节，auspicious。往，有尚。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
上六：苦节，贞凶，悔亡。
Translation: Top Six: 苦节，even uprightness faces misfortune，regret disappears。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “misfortune” marks serious risk; “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.