亨，小利贞。
天下有山，遁；君子以远小人，不恶而严。
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遁卦象征「退避、隐遁、知机而退」。…
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遁亨，遁而亨也。刚当位而应，与时行也。小利贞，浸而长也。遁之时义大矣哉！
上九：肥遁，无不利。
肥遁无不利，无所疑也。
九五：嘉遁，贞吉。
嘉遁贞吉，以正志也。
九四：好遁，君子吉，小人否。
君子好遁，小人否也。
九三：系遁，有疾厉，畜臣妾吉。
系遁之厉，有疾惫也。畜臣妾吉，不可大事也。
六二：执之用黄牛之革，莫之胜说。
执用黄牛，固志也。
初六：遁尾，厉，勿用有攸往。
遁尾之厉，不往何灾也。
遁，退也，避也，去之之谓也。
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View original source遯而亨也。遯之为义，遯乃通也。
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View original source遯者，隐退逃避之名。阴长之卦，小人方用，君子日消。
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