Hexagram 33, Dùn (Retreat): Line 2
遁卦六二 · 天山遁 · 中文版
六二：执之用黄牛之革，莫之胜说。
The line (Legge)
The second SIX, divided, shows its subject holding (his purpose) fast as if by a (thong made from the) hide of a yellow ox, which cannot be broken.
Small Image commentary
'He holds it as; by (a thong from the hide of) a yellow ox:' - his purpose is firm.
象曰：执用黄牛，固志也。
In plain words
Bound fast with yellow oxhide that no one can loosen. The second line is central and correct and corresponds to the fifth; its resolve is firm, and it does not retreat with the others. The Small Image says this makes its resolve firm.
Applying it to your situation
If you have decided to stay put in a role or a relationship, this line suggests firm resolve. Why are you choosing to stay?
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; one is yin and the other yang, so they respond to each other.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Dùn changes into Hexagram 44 Gòu (Coming to Meet). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·遁之姤.
The hexagram
Hexagram 33 Dùn (Retreat). The Judgment: Dun indicates successful progress (in its circumstances). To a small extent it will (still) be advantageous to be firm and correct.
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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.