Combination

21. Biting Through to 36. Clouded Perception

Changing lines

Line 3
The third line, magnetic, shows one gnawing dried flesh, and meeting with what is disagreeable. There will be occasion for some small regret, but no great error. Line three is magnetic in a dynamic place. Her action will be ineffective, and is symbolized by gnawing through tough meat only to taste something rancid. Since punishment is the rule in this hexagram, the auspice is not all bad.
Line 4
The fourth line, dynamic, shows one gnawing the flesh dried on the bone, and getting the pledges of money and arrows. It will be advantageous for him to realize the difficulty of his task and be firm -- in which case there will be good fortune. Of old in a civil case, both parties brought to the court an arrow in testimony of their rectitude, after which they were heard. In a criminal case they in the same way each deposited thirty pounds of gold, or some other metal. The fourth-line judge who receives these pledges is responsible for "gnawing through” a difficult case and rendering a just verdict. Though dynamic, he is in a magnetic place, and hence the cautionary warning. "His light has not been sufficiently displayed" means that there is still something for him to do. He has to realize the difficulty of his position and be firm.
Line 6
The sixth line, dynamic, shows one wearing the cangue, and deprived of his ears. There will be evil. The action of the hexagram has passed, and here we have one still persisting in wrongdoing. He is a strong criminal, wearing the cangue and deaf to counsel. Of course the auspice is evil.

The present judgment

Success is found in Discernment. The restrictions of the law bring advantage.

The later judgment

Under the conditions of Clouded Perception be aware of the difficulty of your position and maintain firm correctness.

What the move asks

Address obstacles directly and with decisive action, even if the path forward requires navigating through obscured or challenging circumstances.

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