Hexagram # 27

Hexagram 27. I The Corners of the Mouth
(Provided Nourishment) I

Nourishment: the matter and the mode,
Demand that thought should indicate the road.  

Suffice thyself; else - how thy jaw shall quiver!  
Look neither down nor up, the sages say.  
Ill nourished, action merely means affray. a  
But lo! below thee bleats b the tiger's prey.  
Improper method? Firm and cautious stay!  
But thou, who nurturest all, mayst cross the river.