Hexagram 23, Bō (Splitting Apart): Line 5
剥卦六五 · 山地剥 · 中文版
六五：贯鱼，以宫人宠，无不利。
The line (Legge)
The fifth SIX, divided, shows (its subject leading on the others like) a string of fishes, and (obtaining for them) the favour that lights on the inmates of the palace. There will be advantage in every way.
Small Image commentary
'He obtains for them the favour that lights on the inmates of the palace:' - in the end there will be no grudge against him.
象曰：以宫人宠，终无尤也。
In plain words
A string of fish: leading the others as court ladies to win the ruler's favour; nothing is unfavourable. The fifth line is the head of the yin lines and leads them in good order to follow the top line instead of wearing yang away. The Small Image says in the end there is no fault.
Applying it to your situation
If you have influence in a group, this line suggests leading people toward the right path. How could you bring those around you in a better direction?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the fifth place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is not in its proper place. It holds the centre of the upper trigram. Its partner is line 2; both are yin, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Bō changes into Hexagram 20 Guān (Contemplation). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·剥之观.
The hexagram
Hexagram 23 Bō (Splitting Apart). The Judgment: Bo indicates that (in the state which it symbolises) it will not be advantageous to make a movement in any direction whatever.
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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.