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On July 25, 2023 at 5:57 PM
What is life?
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.
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 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.
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.
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.
