"Oh that you were like a brother
to me Who nursed
at my mother's
breasts
. If I found
you outdoors
, I would kiss
you; No
one would despise
me, either
.
"I would lead you and abring
you Into the house
of my mother
, who used to instruct
me; I would give
you spiced
wine
to drink
from the juice
of my pomegranates
.
"Let ahis left hand
be under
my head
And his right
hand
embrace
me."
" 1 aI want you to swear, O daughters
of Jerusalem
, 2Do not arouse
or awaken
my love
Until
3she pleases
."
" 1 aWho is this
coming
up from the wilderness
Leaning
on her beloved
?"
" 2Beneath the 3 bapple
tree
I awakened
you; There
your mother
was in labor
with you, There
she was in labor
and gave
you birth
.
"Put me like a 1seal
over
your heart
, Like a aseal
on your arm
. For love
is as strong
as death
, 2 bJealousy
is as severe
as Sheol
; Its flashes
are flashes
of fire
, 3The very flame
of the LORD
.
"Many waters
cannot
quench
love
, Nor
will rivers
overflow
it; aIf
a man
were to give
all
the riches
of his house
for love
, It would be utterly
despised
."
" 1We have a little sister
, And she ahas
no
breasts
; What
shall we do
for our sister
On the day
when
she is spoken
for?
"If she is a wall
, We will build
on her a battlement
of silver
; But if
she is a door
, We will barricade
her with aplanks
of cedar
."
" 1I was a wall, and amy breasts
were like towers
; Then
I became
in his eyes
as one who finds
peace
.
"Solomon had
a avineyard
at Baal-hamon
; He bentrusted
the vineyard
to ccaretakers
. Each
one
was to bring
a dthousand
shekels of silver
for its efruit
.
"My very own vineyard
is 1at my disposal
; The thousand
shekels are for you, Solomon
, And two hundred
are for those who take
care
of its fruit
."
" 1O you who sit in the gardens
, My acompanions
are listening
for your voice
-- bLet me hear
it!"
" 1\, 2Hurry, my beloved
, And be alike
a gazelle
or
a young
3stag
On the bmountains
of spices
."