Hexagram 28, Dà Guò (Great Exceeding): Line 2
大过卦九二 · 泽风大过 · 中文版
九二：枯杨生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。
The line (Legge)
The second NINE, undivided, shows a decayed willow producing shoots, or an old husband in possession of his young wife. There will be advantage in every way.
Small Image commentary
'An old husband and a young wife:' - such association is extraordinary.
象曰：老夫女妻，过以相与也。
In plain words
A withered poplar puts out new shoots; an old man takes a young wife: nothing is unfavourable. The second line is strong and central and next to the first; yang is helped by yin and life returns. The Small Image says that though it goes beyond the usual, they complement each other.
Applying it to your situation
If you are tired or stuck, this line suggests a new partnership can bring new life. Is there someone or something new that could revive you?
Position
A solid (yang) line in the second place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is not in its proper place. It holds the centre of the lower trigram. Its partner is line 5; both are yang, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Dà Guò changes into Hexagram 31 Xián (Influence). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·大过之咸.
The hexagram
Hexagram 28 Dà Guò (Great Exceeding). The Judgment: Da Guo suggests to us a beam that is weak. There will be advantage in moving (under its conditions) in any direction whatever; there will be success.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.