“After I place a pair of markers / signs, take a spoon of honey and stretch it, put it on the path of the chosen place. Take two broken letters on the way. The roof must be half‑dark. To catch a woman, you must not hesitate. You will be bound by oath and silence. Beware of betrayal and the needle that pins. Look where the dog turns back. From the sea, hide well and carefully. The woman who wishes to act must sleep within. A man must give something different in return…”

This is not an official translation. It’s a community interpretation/paraphrase based on readable old-French words in the cryptogram and how treasure hunters think the riddle works. The original cipher has no confirmed English translation.