21. Biting · 噬嗑 六二
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In practice
When you see someone acting unjustly or wrongly, it's better to be uncompromising in setting limits than to do nothing.
The poetry
Biting tender flesh, the nose sinks out of sight. No fault.
六二：噬膚滅鼻，无咎。
象曰：噬膚滅鼻，乘剛也。
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