Hexagram 48, Jǐng (The Well): Line 3
井卦九三 · 水风井 · 中文版
九三：井渫不食，为我心恻，可用汲，王明，并受其福。
The line (Legge)
The third NINE, undivided, shows a well, which has been cleared out, but is not used. Our hearts are sorry for this, for the water might be drawn out and used. If the king were (only) intelligent, both he and we might receive the benefit of it.
Small Image commentary
'The well has been cleared out, but is not used:' - (even) passers-by would be sorry for this. A prayer is made 'that the king were intelligent:' - for then blessing would be received.
象曰：井渫不食，行恻也。求王明，受福也。
In plain words
The well has been cleaned, yet no one drinks, and my heart grieves; its water could be drawn; if the king were clear-sighted, all would share the blessing. The third line is strong and correct, with talent and virtue, but is not employed. The Small Image says passers-by grieve that the clean well goes undrunk, and asking for a clear-sighted king is so that all may be blessed.
Applying it to your situation
If you are ready but no one has noticed, this line suggests keeping yourself clear until someone who values it comes. Who might need what you can offer?
Position
A solid (yang) line in the third place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is in its proper place. Its partner is line 6; one is yin and the other yang, so they respond to each other.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Jǐng changes into Hexagram 29 Kǎn (The Abysmal Water). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·井之坎.
The hexagram
Hexagram 48 Jǐng (The Well). The Judgment: (Looking at) Jing, (we think of) how (the site of) a town may be changed, while (the fashion of) its wells undergoes no change. (The water of a well) never disappears and never receives (any great) increase, and those who come and those who go can draw and enjoy the benefit. If (the drawing) have nearly been accomplished, but, before the rope has quite reached the water, the bucket is broken, this is evil.
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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.