Heavenly stems
庚
경금(庚金)
the graph of the iron
What it means
庚 gyeong is the graph likened to iron not yet forged.
It is the seventh of the ten heavenly stems and belongs to the yang aspect of metal.
Hard and unyielding, so decision comes fast and endings are clean.
Before it is worked it is rough.
What the document says
Quick to decide, and loyal.
Right and wrong are clear to it, so it cannot bear injustice.
Its speech is straight, and therefore sharp.
Add softness and it gains people.
Original
제련되지 않은 쇠라, 두드릴수록 날이 서더라. 모진 데 놓일수록 굳어지나, 벼리지 아니하면 무디어지느니라.
Where it stands
- 第一卷 魂結the Knotting of Souls89% legible