b. The second difference concerns the enclothing. The partzufim of the six extremities do not enclothe the first three of the body of their upper partzuf, which is Ḥesed, Gevura, and Tiferet, but rather they enclothe the six extremities of the body of the upper partzuf, which is Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod, which are from the chest and below. The reason for this is that as the lower partzufim are six extremities from their roots,167Since these lower partzufim are partzufim of the six extremities, they are inherently lower, and subsequently only cover the lower portion of the body of the upper partzuf, that of Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod (these three are considered the lower sefirot of the partzuf, and are thus the six extremities.
The Ḥesed, Gevura, and Tiferet of the upper partzuf is considered the “first three” here, the “upper” part of the partzuf). they cannot hold onto the first three sefirot of the body of the upper partzuf.