Steven Karcher & Michael Servetus
This one squints and thus can see. This one limps and thus can Tread. This one Treads on the Tiger’s tail and it bites him. Trap! The Way closes. This is a soldier trying to act like a great leader.
Do not presume on inadequate powers. Do not be trapped in compulsive actions. Forget the old quarrels and your desire to control others. Stay alert. Do not let them trap you into compulsive action. Unite your purpose with what is above. You are connected to a creative force.
Book of Changes
六三, 眇能視, 跛能履, 履虎尾咥人, 凶, 武人爲于大君.
Richard Wilhelm
A one-eyed man is able to see,
A lame man is able to tread.
He treads on the tail of the tiger.
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The tiger bites the man.
Misfortune.
Thus does a warrior act on behalf of his great prince.
A one-eyed man can indeed see, but not enough for clear vision. A lame man can indeed treat, but not enough to make progress. If in spite of such defects a man considers himself strong and consequently exposes himself to danger, he is inviting disaster, for he is undertaking something beyond his strength. This reckless way of plunging ahead, regardless of the adequacy of one's powers, can be justified only in the case of a warrior battling for his prince.
