Hexagram 33, Dùn (Retreat): Line 3
遁卦九三 · 天山遁 · 中文版
九三：系遁，有疾厉，畜臣妾吉。
The line (Legge)
The third NINE, undivided, shows one retiring but bound,--to his distress and peril. (If he were to deal with his binders as in) nourishing a servant or concubine, it would be fortunate for him.
Small Image commentary
'The peril connected with the case of one retiring, though bound,' is due to the (consequent) distress and exhaustion. 'If he were (to deal as in) nourishing a servant or concubine, it would be fortunate for him:' - but a great affair cannot be dealt with in this way.
象曰：系遁之厉，有疾惫也。畜臣妾吉，不可大事也。
In plain words
A retreat held back by ties: illness and danger; keeping servants and maids brings good fortune. The third line is right next to the second and held by yin, unable to retreat far; it can look after small household matters, but not great affairs. The Small Image says there is illness and weariness, and keeping servants is fine but great affairs are not possible.
Applying it to your situation
If you want to step away but something holds you back, this line suggests handling the small things close at hand and postponing big ones. What is holding you?
Position
A solid (yang) line in the third place, which is a yang (odd) place, so it is in its proper place. Its partner is line 6; both are yang, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Dùn changes into Hexagram 12 Pǐ (Standstill). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·遁之否.
A recorded case from Takashima
Dun to Pi: cutting losses when a business fails: A friend asked how his business would fare and received the third line of Dun, "retreat held back; illness and danger; keeping servants is good". Takashima called it a sign of failure: sell off the stock quickly while losses are small; hesitate out of reluctance and prices will keep falling. Use what is left to support the household, and do not try to revive the business.
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.