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On June 12, 2012 at 7:19 PM
why has he been looking depressed?
and received a response of:
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 fourth line:
Biting dry bone.
Winning golden arrows.
Gain through difficulty and stay upright.
Fortune.
4 Youth
The Statement of the second hexagram
A youth must be steadfast.
I do not seek the naive youth.
The naive youth seeks me.
At the first divination, I explain,
but after three times, it is irritating.
Annoyed, I explain no further.
Nevertheless, a gainful omen.
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 spring gushes
below a mountain:
the naive youth.
The noble one nourishes virtue
with determination.