**Hexagram 21: Shihe (Biting Through)** Upper trigram: Li · Lower trigram: Zhen · Hexagram 21 **Judgment** Success. Favorable for administering justice. **Line Texts** First line: Wearing a wooden cangue that covers the toes—no blame. Second line: Biting through soft meat and covering the nose—no blame. Third line: Biting through dried meat and encountering poison—a small regret, no blame. Fourth line: Biting through dried bone, obtaining a metal arrow—favorable for perseverance in difficulty, good fortune. Fifth line: Biting through dried meat, obtaining yellow gold—perseverance brings danger, no blame. Top line: Wearing a wooden cangue that covers the ears—misfortune. Source: Public domain · Return to the 64 Hexagrams directory