Hexagram 21 · Shi He · Biting Through

Biting Through: success. Favorable for administering justice. 1. Feet in the stocks that pinch the toes. No blame. 2. Bites through tender meat so the nose disappears. No blame. 3. Bites dried meat, encounters poison. Slight humiliation, no blame. 4. Bites dried gristly meat, receives metal arrows. Favorable in difficulty. 5. Bites dried meat, receives yellow gold. Perseverance with danger, no blame. 6. Neck in the cangue that covers the ears. Misfortune.