Hexagram 21 · Line 6
Biting Through — 上九
Shi He · Shang Jiu
上九 · Shang Jiu
The Line
His neck is fastened in the wooden cangue, so that his ears disappear. Misfortune!
Interpretation
Here, unlike the first line, it is a matter of a person who is incorrigible. They bear the wooden cangue as punishment. But their ears disappear in it. They no longer listen to warnings, but are deaf to them. This obduracy leads to misfortune.