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On February 9, 2011 at 10:02 PM
Will we ever be close friends?
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 second line:
Biting skin, destroying the nose:
no fault.
Biting skin, destroying the nose:
no fault.
The third line:
Biting dried meat,
encountering poison.
Small regrets, no fault.
Biting dried meat,
encountering poison.
Small regrets, no fault.
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.
28 Great Excess
The Statement of the second hexagram
The ridgepole sags.
Gain by having a place to go.
Continue.
Gain by having a place to go.
Continue.
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
The lake overwhelms
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.
