Hexagram 21, Shì Kè (Biting Through): Line 2
噬嗑卦六二 · 火雷噬嗑 · 中文版
六二：噬肤灭鼻，无咎。
The line (Legge)
The second SIX, divided, shows one biting through the soft flesh, and (going on to) bite off the nose. There will be no error.
Small Image commentary
'He bites through the soft flesh, and (goes on) to bite off the nose:' - (the subject of the line) is mounted on the strong (first line).
象曰：噬肤灭鼻，乘刚也。
In plain words
Biting into soft flesh, so deep the nose disappears: no fault. The second line is central and correct and finds its work easy, but because it rides on the strong first line, it uses a little too much force. The Small Image says this is because it rides on the strong.
Applying it to your situation
If something is going more easily than you expected, this line suggests watching that you do not push too hard. Have you been using more force than needed somewhere?
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; both are yin, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Shì Kè changes into Hexagram 38 Kuí (Opposition). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·噬嗑之睽.
The hexagram
Hexagram 21 Shì Kè (Biting Through). The Judgment: Shi He indicates successful progress (in the condition of things which it supposes). It will be advantageous to use legal constraints.
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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.