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On July 5, 2017 at 4:33 PM 

Show me with his eyes?

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

64 Not Yet Across

The Statement of the second hexagram

Not yet across. Continue.

The young fox, nearly across,

soaks its tail.

No place is gainful.
 
 

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

Fire on top of water:
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.