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On December 30, 2016 at 1:50 PM 

What kind of practical tasks should I enable?

and received a response of:
yang
old yin
old yang
old 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.
The third line:
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.
The fifth line:
Biting dried meat, winning yellow gold.

Be upright in harsh times

and be without fault.
yang
yang
yin
yang
yang
yin
 

57 Wind

The Statement of the second hexagram

Wind. Slight progress.
Gain by having a place to go.
Gain by seeing the great person.
 
 

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

Wind following wind:
wind. The noble one gives
further instructions
and takes action.