Heavenly stems
辛
신금(辛金)
the graph of the knife
What it means
辛 sin is the graph likened to gem and blade.
It is the eighth of the ten heavenly stems and belongs to the yin aspect of metal.
Metal already finished, so it is keen and fine.
It favours the place where it can shine, and it is sensitive to a flaw.
What the document says
Clean, with a keen sense.
Its standard is high and it is severe with itself.
Being delicate, it takes wounds easily.
Let go of perfection and it shines long.
Original
잘 벼린 칼과 같아 빛나되 함부로 뽑지 아니하더라. 맑고 날카로우니 티끌을 견디지 못함이 흠이니라.
Where it stands
- 第一卷 魂結the Knotting of Souls89% legible