Hexagram 48, Jǐng (The Well): Line 5
井卦九五 · 水风井 · 中文版
九五：井冽，寒泉食。
The line (Legge)
The fifth NINE, undivided, shows a clear, limpid well, (the waters from) whose cold spring are (freely) drunk.
Small Image commentary
'The waters from the cold spring are (freely) drunk:' - this is indicated by the central and correct position (of the line).
象曰：寒泉之食，中正也。
In plain words
The well is clear: a cold spring to drink from. The fifth line is strong, central and correct: the well is complete, and its clear spring can nourish people. The Small Image says this is because it is central and correct.
Applying it to your situation
If you are now able to nourish others, this line suggests staying clear so people can draw on you with confidence. What "clear spring" can you offer those around you?
Position
A solid (yang) line in the fifth place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is in its proper place. It holds the centre of the upper trigram. Its partner is line 2; both are yang, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Jǐng changes into Hexagram 46 Shēng (Pushing Upward). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·井之升.
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.