Biting Through — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
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Shi He (Biting Through) — Fire above Thunder below. Like something caught in the mouth that must be bitten through. Face obstacles decisively and clear them with rules.
Line-by-Line
Line 1：屦校灭趾，无咎。 Fetters cover the toes — no harm. Small punishments prevent great errors.
Line 2：噬肤灭鼻，无咎。 Biting through skin to the nose — no harm. Remove obstacles decisively.
Line 3：噬腊肉，遇毒，小吝无咎。 Biting dried meat, encountering poison — minor regret but no harm. Addressing old problems meets resistance but won't destroy you.
Line 4：噬干胏，得金矢，利艰贞，吉。 Biting bony dried meat, finding a bronze arrowhead — favorable to persevere through difficulty. Digging deep yields rewards.
Line 5：噬干肉，得黄金，贞厉无咎。 Biting dried meat, finding gold — upright persistence through danger, but no harm. Tackling core issues is worth the risk.
Line 6：何校灭耳，凶。 A cangue covers the ears — danger. Refusing to listen invites disaster.