#21
Shì Kè · Biting Through
Upper ☲ 离 Fire · Lower ☳ 震 Thunder
Judgment 卦辞
亨。利用狱。亨。利用獄。
Shih Ho indicates successful progress (in the condition of things which it supposes). It will be advantageous to use legal constraints.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
颐中有物，曰噬嗑，噬嗑而亨。刚柔分，动而明，雷电合而章。柔得中而上行，虽不当位，利用狱也。頤中有物，曰噬嗑，噬嗑而亨。剛柔分，動而明，雷電合而章。柔得中而上行，雖不當位，利用獄也。
Image 象曰
雷电噬嗑；先王以明罚敕法。雷電噬嗑；先王以明罰敕法。
上九上九
何校灭耳，凶。何校滅耳，凶。
The sixth line, undivided, shows one wearing the cangue, and deprived of his ears. There will be evil.
Line image 小象：何校灭耳，聪不明也。何校滅耳，聰不明也。
六五六五
噬干肉，得黄金，贞厉，无咎。噬乾肉，得黃金，貞厲，无咎。
The fifth line, divided, shows one gnawing at dried flesh, and finding the yellow gold. Let him be firm and correct, realising the peril (of his position). There will be no error.
Line image 小象：贞厉无咎，得当也。貞厲无咎，得當也。
九四九四
噬干胏，得金矢，利艰贞，吉。噬乾胏，得金矢，利艱貞，吉。
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 realise the difficulty of his task and be firm,—in which case there will be good fortune.
Line image 小象：利艰贞吉，未光也。利艱貞吉，未光也。
六三六三
噬肉，遇毒；小吝，无咎。噬肉，遇毒；小吝，无咎。
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 (great) error.
Line image 小象：遇毒，位不当也。遇毒，位不當也。
六二六二
噬肤灭鼻，无咎。噬膚滅鼻，无咎。
The second line, divided, shows one biting through the soft flesh, and (going on to) bite off the nose. There will be no error.
Line image 小象：噬肤灭鼻，乘刚也。噬膚滅鼻，乘剛也。
初九初九
屦校灭趾，无咎。屨校滅趾，无咎。
The first line, undivided, shows one with his feet in the stocks and deprived of his toes. There will be no error.
Line image 小象：屦校灭趾，不行也。屨校滅趾，不行也。
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