Hexagram 21: 噬嗑
shì hé — biting through
Upper Trigram火
Lower Trigram雷
Judgment
噬shìbiting, chewing, gnawing, cutting
嗑héthrough, closed, sound of teeth together
亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success; satisfying
利lìworthwhile, rewarding, productive
用yòngto use, utilize, apply, avail of; execute
獄yùlegal process, enforcement; justice
噬嗑，亨，利用獄。當障礙阻止聯合，有力行動帶嚟解決。故意干擾唔會自己消失。
Image
雷léithe thunder
電diànand the lightning
噬shìbite
嗑héthrough
先xiānthe ancient, early, original, former, founding
王wángsovereigns, kings, rulers, fathers
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
明míngclarified, elucidated; made clear, emphatic
罰fáthe penalties, punishments, fines
勑láiin, when declare, pronounce, ordaining
法fǎthe law, statutes, standards, rule, codes
雷電，噬嗑。先王以明罰敕法。法律清明，執行肯定——呢個唔需要殘酷作為目的本身都灌輸尊重。
Digital Artifact
HAL 9000 嘅邏輯衝突
Arthur C. Clarke / Stanley Kubrick (1968)
喺《2001 太空漫遊》，HAL 9000 面對唔可能嘅情況：編程為準確同完全披露，命令隱瞞任務真正目的。兩個指令直接矛盾。結果：病態行為，船員被殺，災難。但呢度 Clarke 同 Kubrick 明白嘅：解決透過有力咬穿障礙嚟。Dave Bowman 實際進入 HAL 嘅邏輯核心，系統化咁斷開高階功能——雷同閃電，強力移除障礙。唔係惡意，唔係報復：清明同必要。口唔可以合埋，當障礙喺牙之間。你必須咬穿。HAL 出名嘅『我驚，Dave』喺解決之前出現——系統知道障礙（佢自己衝突嘅編程）必須移除。場面恐怖同必要。Clarke 嘅小說講明電影暗示嘅：有時障礙留住，聯合唔能建立。冇討論，冇聰明變通。你需要判斷、果斷、恰當嘅力量。
Historical Context
- Period
- 周代
- Oracle Bone Etymology
- 火（☲）在上，雷（☳）在下——閃電同雷一齊，大自然嘅強力移除。
- Traditional Use
- 古文描述呢個係口有障礙喺牙之間。主題係刑事訴訟，對抗故意障礙嘅果斷行動。唔係民事爭議——需要判決嘅刑事干擾。
Lines
Line 1: 履校滅趾無咎
履jùsandaled feet; poor shoes, footwear
校xiàofettered, imprisoned, shackled in stocks
滅mièmiss; hide, bury, covering; deprived of
趾zhǐthe toes, feet
無wúno; this is not
咎jiùblame; wrong; a mistake, an error
Line 2: 噬膚滅鼻無咎
噬shìbiting, chewing, gnawing on, into
膚fūtender meat, flesh, pork, skin
滅mièand burying, hiding, immersing, missing
鼻bíthe nose, snout
無wúbut no; not; nothing no harm done
咎jiùblame; is wrong; a mistake; harm
Line 3: 噬腊肉遇毒小吝無咎
噬shìbiting, chewing, gnawing on, upon, into
腊xīpreserved, dried and salted, seasoned, jerked
肉ròumeat, flesh
遇yùand encounter, meet, happening upon
毒dúdecay, rot; the putrid; toxins, poison
小xiǎoa, some small, minor; a little
吝lìnembarrassment, chagrin; embarrassing
無wúbut no; not no harm done
咎jiùblame; wrong; a mistake; harm
Line 4: 噬乾胏得金矢利艱貞吉
噬shìbiting, chewing, gnawing on, upon
乾gāndry, dried
胏zǐbony meat, meat on the bone, meat bones
得déacquiring, securing, getting pledges of
金jīnmoney, funds, funding, metal
矢shǐand arrows
利lìworth, meriting, warranting, rewarding
艱jiāndifficult, hard, laborious, wearying, trying
貞zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, focus
吉jípromising, auspicious, opportune, timely
Line 5: 噬乾肉得黃金貞厲無咎
噬shìbiting, chewing, gnawing on, upon, into
乾gāndry, dried
肉ròumeat, flesh
得définding, encountering, getting
黃huángyellow, bronze, golden
金jīnmetal; the arrowhead
貞zhēnpersistence, determination, firmness
厲lìis difficult, harsh, stressful; trouble
無wúbut no; not; avoid
咎jiùblame; wrong; a mistake, an error
Line 6: 何校滅耳凶
何héwearing, bearing, carrying
校xiàoa cangue, yoke (punitive headgear)
滅mièmiss; hide, bury, covering; deprived of
耳ěrthe ears
凶xiōngunfortunate, inauspicious, ominous, brutal
Practical Guidance
有個障礙唔會透過討論、妥協或時間解決。有人主動阻止進展。可能惡意，可能無能，可能似 HAL 嘅唔可能指令嘅衝突誘因。唔緊要。障礙必須移除。
你需要尺度。古文嘅指導係關鍵——不合資格嘅硬太暴力。炒晒所有人，燒晒成個系統。不合資格嘅溫柔太弱。無盡會議，希望問題自己解決。你兩樣都需要：清明去睇清楚障礙係咩，果斷去移除佢。
透過懲罰嘅進展映射去現代紀律系統：警告、書面警告、PIP、終止。由溫和開始。如果行為繼續，升級。重點唔係懲罰作為目的。係移除障礙等口可以合，等聯合可以建立，等實際工作可以進行而唔係永遠被阻。
呢度上爻有危險：透過固執拒絕適應，自己變成障礙。如果你對警告聽唔到，如果你變得不可救藥，最終枷鎖會套喺你自己頸上。自我意識防止呢個。問自己：我係移除障礙，定我係固執？
有時最仁慈嘅嘢係快速果斷行動。所有人都知道係戲嘅無盡績效改進計劃？嗰個係殘酷扮仁慈。乾淨俐落咁咬穿。移除障礙。向前進。
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