☯️ 噬嗑 (Shì Kè) - Biting Through

噬嗑，亨，利用獄

shì kè, hēng, lì yòng yù

Biting Through has success. It is favorable to let justice be administered.

初九：屨校滅趾，無咎

chū jiǔ: jù xiào miè zhǐ, wú jiù

Nine at the beginning: His feet are fastened in the stocks, so that his toes disappear. No blame.

六二：噬膚滅鼻，無咎

liù èr: shì fū miè bí, wú jiù

Six in the second place: Bites through tender meat, so that his nose disappears. No blame.

六三：噬腊肉，遇毒

liù sān: shì xī ròu, yù dú

Six in the third place: Bites on old dried meat and strikes on something poisonous. Slight humiliation. No blame.

九四：噬乾胏，得金矢，利艱貞，吉

jiǔ sì: shì gān zǐ, dé jīn shǐ, lì jiān zhēn, jí

Nine in the fourth place: Bites on dried gristly meat. Receives metal arrows. It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties and to be persevering. Good fortune.

六五：噬乾肉，得黃金，貞厲，無咎

liù wǔ: shì gān ròu, dé huáng jīn, zhēn lì, wú jiù

Six in the fifth place: Bites on dried lean meat. Receives yellow gold. Perseveringly aware of danger. No blame.

上九：何校滅耳，凶

shàng jiǔ: hé xiào miè ěr, xiōng

Nine at the top: His neck is fastened in the wooden cangue, so that his ears disappear. Misfortune.