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On December 3, 2019 at 10:36 PM 

D hwt?

and received a response of:
old yang
old yin
yang
yin
old yin
old yang
 

21 Biting

The Statement of the first hexagram

Biting. Penetrate.

Gain by prosecuting.

The changing lines

The first line:
Feet in fetters, toes cut off:

no fault.
The second line:
Biting skin, destroying the nose:

no fault.
The fifth line:
Biting dried meat, winning yellow gold.

Be upright in harsh times

and be without fault.
The sixth line:
How he is imprisoned in a cangue,

ears destroyed! Misfortune.
yin
yang
yang
yin
yang
yin
 

47 Distress

The Statement of the second hexagram

Distress. Continue.
For a pure and great person: fortune.
No fault. What is said is not trusted.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Thunder and lightning:
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

A lake without water:
distress. The noble one
devotes her life
to fulfill her will.