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21 Biting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Biting. Penetrate.
Gain by prosecuting.
Gain by prosecuting.
The changing lines
The second line:
Biting skin, destroying the nose:
no fault.
Biting skin, destroying the nose:
no fault.
The fourth line:
Biting dry bone.
Winning golden arrows.
Gain through difficulty and stay upright.
Fortune.
Biting dry bone.
Winning golden arrows.
Gain through difficulty and stay upright.
Fortune.
The fifth line:
Biting dried meat, winning yellow gold.
Be upright in harsh times
and be without fault.
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.
How he is imprisoned in a cangue,
ears destroyed! Misfortune.
60 Regulation
The Statement of the second hexagram
Regulation. Be pervasive.
One cannot be morally pure
through suffering and trial.
One cannot be morally pure
through suffering and trial.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder and lightning:
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
The Image of the second hexagram
Water above the lake:
regulation. The noble one
regulates number and
measure and discusses
virtuous conduct.
regulation. The noble one
regulates number and
measure and discusses
virtuous conduct.
