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Hexagram 21 Biting Through
Expression Shì Kè indicates successful progress (in the condition of things which it supposes). It will be advantageous to use legal constraints.
Judgement Biting Through has success. It is favorable to let justice be administered.
Image Thunder and lightning: The image of Biting Through. Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws through clearly defined penalties.
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  Expression: His neck is fastened in the wooden cangue, So that his ears disappear. Misfortune.
Image: 'He wears the cangue and is deprived of his ears:'--he hears, but will not understand.
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      Expression: Bites on dried lean meat. Receives yellow gold. Perseveringly aware of danger. No blame.
Image: 'Let him be firm and correct, realising the peril (of his position), and there will be no error:'--he will possess every quality appropriate (to his position and task).
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  Expression: Bites on dried gristly meat. Receives metal arrows. It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties and to be persevering. Good fortune.
Image: 'It will be advantageous to him to realise the difficulty of his task and be firm, in which case there will be good fortune:'--his light has not yet been sufficiently displayed.
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      Expression: Bites on old dried meat and strikes on something poisonous. Slight humiliation. No blame.
Image: 'He meets with what is disagreeable and hurtful:'--his position is not the proper one for him.
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      Expression: Bites through tender meat, so that his nose disappears. No blame.
Image: 'He bites through the soft flesh, and (goes on) to bite off the nose:'--(the subject of the line) is mounted on the strong (first line).
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  Expression: His feet are fastened in the stocks, so that his toes disappear. No blame.
Image: 'His feet are in the stocks, and he is deprived of his toes:'--there is no walking (to do evil).