21. 噬嗑 Shì Kè, Biting Through
噬嗑：亨。利用獄。
彖曰：頤中有物，曰噬嗑，噬嗑而亨。剛柔分，動而明，雷電合而章。柔得中而上行，雖不當位，利用獄也。
象曰：雷電噬嗑；先王以明罰敕法。
初九：履校滅趾，無咎。
象曰：履校滅趾，不行也。
六二：噬膚滅鼻，無咎。
象曰：噬膚滅鼻，乘剛也。
六三：噬臘肉，遇毒；小吝，無咎。
象曰：遇毒，位不當也。
九四：噬乾胏，得金矢，利艱貞，吉。
象曰：利艱貞吉，未光也。
六五：噬乾肉，得黃金，貞厲，無咎。
象曰：貞厲無咎，得當也。
上九：何校滅耳，凶。
象曰：何校滅耳，聰不明也。
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