Steven Karcher & Michael Servetus
The prince uses this to shoot a hawk on a high rampart above. He catches it. There is nothing that is not advantageous.
You can capture the forces opposing your plans. Have no fear. You will eliminate a highly placed enemy who is oppressing you. Difficulties are going, praise and ease are coming. Though you feel cut off, resist the temptation to simply push your way through. Open yourself to new thoughts and your frustrations will disappear. Your patience and inner work will be rewarded. Gather energy for a decisive new move.
Richard Wilhelm
The prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall.
He kills it. Everything serves to further.
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The hawk on a high wall is the symbol of a powerful inferior in a high position who is hindering the deliverance. He withstands the force of inner influences, because he is hardened in his wickedness. He must be forcibly removed, and this requires appropriate means. Confucius says about this line:
The hawk is the object of the hunt; bow and arrow are the tools and means. The marksman is man (who must make proper use of the means to his end). The superior man contains the means in his own person. He bides his time and then acts. Why then should not everything go well? He acts and is free. Therefore all he has to do is to go forth, and he takes his quarry. This is how a man fares who acts after he has made ready the means.
