Hexagram 3, Zhūn (Difficulty at the Beginning): Line 2
屯卦六二 · 水雷屯 · 中文版
六二：屯如邅如，乘马班如。匪寇婚媾，女子贞不字，十年乃字。
The line (Legge)
The second SIX, divided, shows (its subject) distressed and obliged to return; (even) the horses of her chariot (also) seem to be retreating. (But) not by a spoiler (is she assailed), but by one who seeks her to be his wife. The young lady maintains her firm correctness, and declines a union. After ten years she will be united, and have children.
Small Image commentary
The difficulty (to the subject of) the second six, (divided), arises from, its place over the undivided line below it. 'The union and children after ten years' shows things resuming their regular course.
象曰：六二之难，乘刚也。十年乃字，反常也。
In plain words
Hard going and turning in circles; the horse and rider go round and round. They are not robbers but suitors; the young woman stays firm and will not be betrothed, and only after ten years is she betrothed. The second line corresponds to the fifth, but the first line presses close from below, which is why things are hard. The Small Image says its difficulty is that it rides on the firm first line, and that betrothal after ten years is a return to the normal course.
Applying it to your situation
If an opportunity looks tempting but may not be right for you, this line suggests keeping to your original direction, even if it means waiting longer. What are you really waiting for, and how long would you wait for it?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the second place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is in its proper place. It holds the centre of the lower trigram. Its partner is line 5; one is yin and the other yang, so they respond to each other.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Zhūn changes into Hexagram 60 Jié (Limitation). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·屯之节.
The hexagram
Hexagram 3 Zhūn (Difficulty at the Beginning). The Judgment: Zhun (indicates that in the case which it presupposes) there will be great progress and success, and the advantage will come from being correct and firm. (But) any movement in advance should not be (lightly) undertaken. There will be advantage in appointing feudal princes.
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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.