Card 35
The Anchor
L’Ancre
Original French
L’espérance est le salut.
À vue de l’ancre, c’est absolu.
Mais ensemble avec l’inconstance,
Elle conseille la prudence.
English
Hope is salvation. In sight of the anchor, this is certain. But together with inconstancy, it counsels prudence.
The reading carried by the verse
The anchor makes hope dependable—but beside instability, even hope must be joined to caution.
What remains dependable—and where does instability counsel caution?
Translator's note: The scan clearly reads “l’inconstance,” not “le poisson.” This is a substantive correction.
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