火雷噬嗑 · Legge: Shih Ho · Fire above, Thunder below
Something is stuck between the teeth; a clear penalty, honestly applied, is how one bites through.
Shì Kè. Successful progress. It will be advantageous to use legal constraints.
Shih Ho indicates successful progress (in the condition of things which it supposes). It will be advantageous to use legal constraints.
XXI. (The trigrams representing) thunder and lightning form Shih Ho. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, framed their penalties with intelligence, and promulgated their laws.
雷电,噬嗑;先王以明罚敕法。
The first line, undivided, shows one with his feet in the stocks and deprived of his toes. There will be no error.
The first nine, undivided, shows one with his feet in the stocks and deprived of his toes. There will be no error.
The second line, divided, shows one biting through the soft flesh, and bite off the nose. There will be no error.
The second six, divided, shows one biting through the soft flesh, and (going on to) bite off the nose. There will be no error.
The third line, divided, shows one gnawing dried flesh, and meeting with what is disagreeable. There will be occasion for some small regret, but no error.
The third six, divided, shows one gnawing dried flesh, and meeting with what is disagreeable. There will be occasion for some small regret, but no (great) error.
The fourth line, undivided, shows one gnawing the flesh dried on the bone, and getting the pledges of money and arrows. It will be advantageous to him to realize the difficulty of his task and be firm, in which case there will be good fortune.
The fourth nine, undivided, shows one gnawing the flesh dried on the bone, and getting the pledges of money and arrows. It will be advantageous to him to realize the difficulty of his task and be firm, in which case there will be good fortune.
The fifth line, divided, shows one gnawing at dried flesh, and finding the yellow gold. Let him be firm and correct, realizing the peril. There will be no error.
The fifth six, divided, shows one gnawing at dried flesh, and finding the yellow gold. Let him be firm and correct, realizing the peril (of his position). There will be no error.
The sixth line, undivided, shows one wearing the cangue, and deprived of his ears. There will be evil.
The sixth nine, undivided, shows one wearing the cangue, and deprived of his ears. There will be evil.
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