Hexagram 33, Dùn (Retreat): Line 4
遁卦九四 · 天山遁 · 中文版
九四：好遁，君子吉，小人否。
The line (Legge)
The fourth NINE, undivided, shows its subject retiring notwithstanding his likings. In a superior man this will lead to good fortune; a small man cannot attain to this.
Small Image commentary
'A superior man retires notwithstanding his likings; a small man cannot attain to this.'
象曰：君子好遁，小人否也。
In plain words
Retreating despite fondness: good fortune for the noble, not so for the petty. The fourth line corresponds to the first and is attached to it, but the noble person can cut the tie and withdraw, while the petty person cannot. The Small Image says the noble person can withdraw in this way; the petty person cannot.
Applying it to your situation
If you need to walk away from something you love, this line suggests that being able to let go is real strength. What would you gain by setting it down?
Position
A solid (yang) line in the fourth place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is not in its proper place. Its partner is line 1; one is yin and the other yang, so they respond to each other.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Dùn changes into Hexagram 53 Jiàn (Gradual Progress). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·遁之渐.
The hexagram
Hexagram 33 Dùn (Retreat). The Judgment: Dun indicates successful progress (in its circumstances). To a small extent it will (still) be advantageous to be firm and correct.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.