| 噬嗑 | 21 Shi HeBite and Chew |
| Your plea is heard. It is time to take legal action. | |
| ========= | With his head in a cangue, his ears are cut off. There will be misfortune. |
| === === | He takes a bite of dried meat, and gets a piece of bronze. Omen of danger. No harm will come. |
| ========= | He takes a bite of dried meat on the bone, and gets a bronze arrowhead. A good omen in times of difficulty. There will be good fortune. |
| === === | He takes a bite of cured meat, and gets a taste of poison. There will be some regret, but no great harm. |
| === === | He takes a bite of fresh meat, and his nose is cut off. No great harm. |
| ========= | With his ankles shackled, his toes are cut off. No great harm. |