Hexagram 3, Zhūn (Difficulty at the Beginning): Line 3
屯卦六三 · 水雷屯 · 中文版
六三：即鹿无虞，惟入于林中，君子几，不如舍，往吝。
The line (Legge)
The third SIX, divided, shows one following the deer without (the guidance of) the forester, and only finding himself in the midst of the forest. The superior man, acquainted with the secret risks, thinks it better to give up the chase. If he went forward, he would regret it.
Small Image commentary
'One pursues the deer without the (guidance of the) forester:' - (he does so) in (his eagerness to) follow the game. 'The superior man gives up the chase, (knowing that) if he go forward he will regret it:' - he would be reduced to extremity.
象曰：即鹿无虞，以从禽也。君子舍之，往吝穷也。
In plain words
Chasing a deer without a forester to guide you only leads deeper into the forest. The noble person sees the signs and would rather give up; going on brings regret. The forester was the official who knew the hills and woods, and "sees the signs" means noticing the first small hints. The third line is weak, neither central nor correct, and has no support, so a rash chase only gets it stuck. The Small Image says chasing without a guide is greed for the game, and the noble person gives it up because going on leads to a dead end.
Applying it to your situation
If you are chasing a goal without anyone who knows the ground to guide you, this line suggests that stopping in time is wiser than pushing on. Is there a "forest" in this matter that you still cannot see into?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the third place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is not in its proper place. Its partner is line 6; both are yin, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Zhūn changes into Hexagram 63 Jì Jì (After Completion). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·屯之既济.
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.