Hexagram 21 · ䷔
Biting Through has success. It is favorable to let justice be administered.
Biting Through brings success. It is favorable to let justice be administered.
Biting Through has success. The firm and yielding are divided but move toward union. Thunder and lightning are united and the firm obtains the central position. Although the yielding is not in its proper place, it is favorable to let justice be administered, for it clarifies the difference between above and below.
Biting Through has success because the firm and yielding are divided but seek union. Thunder and lightning combine forces, and the firm obtains the central position. Though the yielding is not properly placed, administering justice clarifies the distinction between superior and inferior.
Thunder and lightning: the image of Biting Through. The kings of old established penal laws and proclaimed punishments.
Thunder and lightning united form the image of Biting Through. The kings of old established laws and punishments to maintain order.
His feet are fastened in the stocks, so that his toes disappear. No blame.
Feet fastened in the stocks, toes disappear. This punishment brings no blame as it corrects deviation.
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His feet are fastened in the stocks, so that his toes disappear. He does not walk on the path.
Feet in stocks, toes gone, shows one who does not walk the proper path.
Bites through tender meat, so that his nose disappears. No blame.
Biting through tender meat causes the nose to disappear. No blame comes from this necessary severity.
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Bites through tender meat, so that his nose disappears. He strikes on the yielding.
Biting tender meat, nose gone, shows necessary severity toward the yielding.
Bites on old dried meat and strikes on something poisonous. Slight humiliation. No blame.
Biting on old dried meat strikes something poisonous. There is slight humiliation, but no blame.
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Bites on old dried meat and strikes on something poisonous. His position is not appropriate.
Biting old meat strikes poison because the position is not appropriate.
Bites on dried gristly meat. Receives a metal arrow. It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties and to be persevering. Good fortune.
Biting dried gristly meat, one receives a metal arrow. Mindful of difficulties and persevering brings good fortune.
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It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties and to be persevering. He does not yet shine brightly.
Being mindful of difficulties and persevering shows one has not yet fully succeeded.
Bites on dried lean meat. Receives a yellow metal arrow. It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties. No blame.
Biting dried lean meat, one receives a yellow metal arrow. Being mindful of difficulties brings no blame.
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It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties. No blame. He receives the great mandate.
Being mindful of difficulties brings no blame because one receives the great mandate.
His neck is fastened in the wooden cangue, so that his ears disappear. Misfortune.
Neck fastened in the wooden cangue, ears disappear. This extreme punishment brings misfortune.
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His neck is fastened in the wooden cangue, so that his ears disappear. He does not hear clearly.
Neck in cangue, ears gone, shows one who does not hear clearly or understand.