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On January 20, 2011 at 3:38 PM
why is this bothering me now?
and received a response of:
21 Biting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Biting. Penetrate.
Gain by prosecuting.
Gain by prosecuting.
The changing lines
The first line:
Feet in fetters, toes cut off:
no fault.
Feet in fetters, toes cut off:
no fault.
The third line:
Biting dried meat,
encountering poison.
Small regrets, no fault.
Biting dried meat,
encountering poison.
Small regrets, 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.
52 Stilling
The Statement of the second hexagram
One stills one's back
and does not move one's body.
There is movement in one's courtyard,
but one does not see one's people.
No fault.
and does not move one's body.
There is movement in one's courtyard,
but one does not see one's people.
No fault.
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
Doubled mountains:
stillness.
The noble one
does not consider matters
beyond his position.
stillness.
The noble one
does not consider matters
beyond his position.
