噬嗑
The hexagram Shihe uses the movement and brightness of thunder and lightning to symbolize the strictness and clarity of the legal system through which the ancient kings "made punishments clear and ordered the laws.
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亨。利用狱。
Biting Through. Success. It is favorable to administer justice.
雷电，噬嗑。先王以明罚敕法。
The hexagram Shihe uses the movement and brightness of thunder and lightning to symbolize the strictness and clarity of the legal system through which the ancient kings "made punishments clear and ordered the laws." It also uses the image of "biting through" food as a metaphor to vividly illustrate the differences in severity between punishments and crimes. The first nine, six in the second, and six in the third lines are all "without fault" because the offenses are minor and the punishments light.
Hexagram 21, Shi He (Biting Through), should be read from the source note first: The hexagram Shihe uses the movement and brightness of thunder and lightning to symbolize the strictness and clarity of the legal system through which the ancient kings "made punishments clear and ordered the laws. Yarrow uses it for reflection, not fixed prediction.
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