The I Ching Speaks!
25. Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected) ---------- ---------- above Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven ---------- ---- ---- ---- ---- below Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder ---------- The Judgement Innocence. Supreme success. Perseverance furthers. If someone is not as he should be, He has misfortune, And it does not further him To undertake anything. The Image Under heaven thunder rolls: All things attain the natural state of innocence. Thus the kings of old, Rich in virtue, and in harmony with the time, Fostered and nourished all beings. The Lines () Nine in the fifth place means: Use no medicine in an illness Incurred through no fault of your own. It will pass of itself. 21. Shih Ho / Biting Through ---------- ---- ---- above Li The Clinging, Flame ---------- ---- ---- ---- ---- below Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder ---------- The Judgement Biting Through has success. It is favorable to let justice be administered. The Image Thunder and lightning: The image of Biting Through. Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws Through clearly defined penalties.