Stick #69: No Way Out (Unfavorable)
走投无路莫绝望，天无绝人之路长。求助贵人或暂退，转机常在最低旁。
Plain reading
Do not despair when every path seems closed — heaven leaves no human without a road. Seek a noble helper or step back for now; the turning point often waits at the lowest point.
Interpretation
This is an unfavorable lot titled "No Way Out." All seems exhausted — yet "heaven leaves no human without a road; change often lies beside the lowest place" shows light beside the abyss. Seek help and retreat; do not surrender to despair.
Advice
Contact someone you have long neglected who once helped you. If still no answer, retreat to safety — the lowest place often hides the entrance to change.
From the Records of the Grand Historian: Han Xin endured the humiliation of crawling between a bully's legs — then helped Liu Bang rule the realm — the lowest place can store the highest rise.