Song of Solomon

2I am the rose²²⁶¹ of Sharon,⁸²⁸⁹ and the lily⁷⁷⁹⁹ of the valleys.

² As the lily⁷⁷⁹⁹ among thorns,²³³⁶ so is my love⁷⁴⁷⁴ among the daughters.

^3C As the apple tree⁸⁵⁹⁸ among the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the wood,³²⁹³ so is my beloved¹⁷³⁰ among the sons.¹¹²¹ I sat³⁴²⁷ down under his shadow⁶⁷³⁸ with great delight,²⁵³⁰ and his fruit⁶⁵²⁹ was sweet⁴⁹⁶⁶ to my taste.

^4C He brought⁹³⁵ me to the banqueting³¹⁹⁶ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and his banner¹⁷¹⁴ over me was love.

⁵ Stay⁵⁵⁶⁴ me with flagons,⁸⁰⁹ comfort⁷⁵⁰² me with apples:⁸⁵⁹⁸ for I am sick²⁴⁷⁰ of love.

⁶ His left hand⁸⁰⁴⁰ is under my head,⁷²¹⁸ and his right hand³²²⁵ doth embrace

⁷ I charge⁷⁶⁵⁰ you, O ye daughters¹³²³ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ by the roes,⁶⁶⁴³ and¹⁷⁶ by the hinds³⁵⁵ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ that ye stir not up,⁵⁷⁸² nor awake⁵⁷⁸² my love,¹⁶⁰ till he please.

^8C The voice⁶⁹⁶³ of my beloved!¹⁷³⁰ behold, he cometh⁹³⁵ leaping¹⁸⁰¹ upon the mountains,²⁰²² skipping⁷⁰⁹² upon the hills.

⁹ My beloved¹⁷³⁰ is like¹⁸¹⁹ a roe⁶⁶⁴³ or a young⁶⁰⁸² hart:³⁵⁴ behold, he standeth⁵⁹⁷⁵ behind³¹⁰ our wall,³⁷⁹⁶ he looketh forth⁷⁶⁸⁸ at the windows,²⁴⁷⁴ shewing⁶⁶⁹² himself through the lattice.

¹⁰ My beloved¹⁷³⁰ spake,⁶⁰³⁰ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Rise up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ my love,⁷⁴⁷⁴ my fair one,³³⁰³ and come away.

¹¹ For, lo, the winter⁵⁶³⁸ is past,⁵⁶⁷⁴ the rain¹⁶⁵³ is over²⁴⁹⁸ and gone;

¹² The flowers⁵³³⁹ appear⁷²⁰⁰ on the earth;⁷⁷⁶ the time⁶²⁵⁶ of the singing²¹⁵⁸ of birds is come,⁵⁰⁶⁰ and the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of the turtle⁸⁴⁴⁹ is heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ in our land;

^13C The fig tree⁸³⁸⁴ putteth forth²⁵⁹⁰ her green figs,⁶²⁹¹ and the vines¹⁶¹² with the tender grape⁵⁵⁶³ give⁵⁴¹⁴ a good smell.⁷³⁸¹ Arise,⁶⁹⁶⁵ my love,⁷⁴⁷⁴ my fair one,³³⁰³ and come away.

^14C O my dove,³¹²³ that art in the clefts²²⁸⁸ of the rock,⁵⁵⁵³ in the secret⁵⁶⁴³ places of the stairs,⁴⁰⁹⁵ let me see⁷²⁰⁰ thy countenance,⁴⁷⁵⁸ let me hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ thy voice;⁶⁹⁶³ for sweet⁶¹⁵⁶ is thy voice,⁶⁹⁶³ and thy countenance⁴⁷⁵⁸ is comely.

^15C Take²⁷⁰ us the foxes,⁷⁷⁷⁶ the little⁶⁹⁹⁶ foxes,⁷⁷⁷⁶ that spoil²²⁵⁴ the vines:³⁷⁵⁴ for our vines³⁷⁵⁴ have tender grapes.

^16C My beloved¹⁷³⁰ is mine, and I am his: he feedeth⁷⁴⁶² among the lilies.

^17C Until the day³¹¹⁷ break,⁶³¹⁵ and the shadows⁶⁷⁵² flee away,⁵¹²⁷ turn,⁵⁴³⁷ my beloved,¹⁷³⁰ and be thou like¹⁸¹⁹ a roe⁶⁶⁴³ or a young⁶⁰⁸² hart³⁵⁴ upon the mountains²⁰²² of Bether.

3By night³⁹¹⁵ on my bed⁴⁹⁰⁴ I sought¹²⁴⁵ him whom my soul⁵³¹⁵ loveth:¹⁵⁷ I sought¹²⁴⁵ him, but I found

² I will rise⁶⁹⁶⁵ now, and go about⁵⁴³⁷ the city⁵⁸⁹² in the streets,⁷⁷⁸⁴ and in the broad ways⁷³³⁹ I will seek¹²⁴⁵ him whom my soul⁵³¹⁵ loveth:¹⁵⁷ I sought¹²⁴⁵ him, but I found

³ The watchmen⁸¹⁰⁴ that go about⁵⁴³⁷ the city⁵⁸⁹² found⁴⁶⁷² me: to whom I said, Saw⁷²⁰⁰ ye him whom my soul⁵³¹⁵ loveth?

⁴ It was but a little⁴⁵⁹² that I passed⁵⁶⁷⁴ from them, but I found⁴⁶⁷² him whom my soul⁵³¹⁵ loveth:¹⁵⁷ I held²⁷⁰ him, and would not let him go,⁷⁵⁰³ until I had brought⁹³⁵ him into my mother's⁵¹⁷ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and into the chamber²³¹⁵ of her that conceived

⁵ I charge⁷⁶⁵⁰ you, O ye daughters¹³²³ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ by the roes,⁶⁶⁴³ and¹⁷⁶ by the hinds³⁵⁵ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ that ye stir not up,⁵⁷⁸² nor awake⁵⁷⁸² my love,¹⁶⁰ till he please.

^6C Who is this that cometh⁵⁹²⁷ out of the wilderness⁴⁰⁵⁷ like pillars⁸⁴⁹⁰ of smoke,⁶²²⁷ perfumed⁶⁹⁹⁹ with myrrh⁴⁷⁵³ and frankincense,³⁸²⁸ with all powders⁸¹ of the merchant?

⁷ Behold his bed,⁴²⁹⁶ which is Solomon's;⁸⁰¹⁰ threescore⁸³⁴⁶ valiant¹³⁶⁸ men are about⁵⁴³⁹ it, of the valiant¹³⁶⁸ of Israel.

⁸ They all hold²⁷⁰ swords,²⁷¹⁹ being expert³⁹²⁵ in war:⁴⁴²¹ every man³⁷⁶ hath his sword²⁷¹⁹ upon his thigh³⁴⁰⁹ because of fear⁶³⁴³ in the night.

^9C King⁴⁴²⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ made⁶²¹³ himself a chariot⁶⁶⁸ of the wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ of Lebanon.

^10C He made⁶²¹³ the pillars⁵⁹⁸² thereof of silver,³⁷⁰¹ the bottom⁷⁵⁰⁷ thereof of gold,²⁰⁹¹ the covering⁴⁸¹⁷ of it of purple,⁷¹³ the midst⁸⁴³² thereof being paved⁷⁵²⁸ with love,¹⁶⁰ for the daughters¹³²³ of Jerusalem.

¹¹ Go forth,³³¹⁸ O ye daughters¹³²³ of Zion,⁶⁷²⁶ and behold⁷²⁰⁰ king⁴⁴²⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ with the crown⁵⁸⁵⁰ wherewith his mother⁵¹⁷ crowned⁵⁸⁴⁹ him in the day³¹¹⁷ of his espousals,²⁸⁶¹ and in the day³¹¹⁷ of the gladness⁸⁰⁵⁷ of his heart.

4^CBehold, thou art fair,³³⁰³ my love;⁷⁴⁷⁴ behold, thou art fair;³³⁰³ thou hast doves'³¹²³ eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ within¹¹⁵⁷ thy locks:⁶⁷⁷⁷ thy hair⁸¹⁸¹ is as a flock⁵⁷³⁹ of goats,⁵⁷⁹⁵ that appear¹⁵⁷⁰ from mount²⁰²² Gilead.

² Thy teeth⁸¹²⁷ are like a flock⁵⁷³⁹ of sheep that are even shorn,⁷⁰⁹⁴ which came up⁵⁹²⁷ from the washing;⁷³⁶⁷ whereof every one bear twins,⁸³⁸² and none is barren

^3C Thy lips⁸¹⁹³ are like a thread²³³⁹ of scarlet,⁸¹⁴⁴ and thy speech⁴⁰⁵⁷ is comely:⁵⁰⁰⁰ thy temples⁷⁵⁴¹ are like a piece⁶⁴⁰⁰ of a pomegranate⁷⁴¹⁶ within¹¹⁵⁷ thy locks.

⁴ Thy neck⁶⁶⁷⁷ is like the tower⁴⁰²⁶ of David¹⁷³² builded¹¹²⁹ for an armoury,⁸⁵³⁰ whereon there hang⁸⁵¹⁸ a thousand⁵⁰⁵ bucklers,⁴⁰⁴³ all shields⁷⁹⁸² of mighty men.

⁵ Thy two⁸¹⁴⁷ breasts⁷⁶⁹⁹ are like two⁸¹⁴⁷ young⁶⁰⁸² roes⁶⁶⁴⁶ that are twins,⁸³⁸⁰ which feed⁷⁴⁶² among the lilies.

^6C Until the day³¹¹⁷ break,⁶³¹⁵ and the shadows⁶⁷⁵² flee away,⁵¹²⁷ I will get³²¹² me to the mountain²⁰²² of myrrh,⁴⁷⁵³ and to the hill¹³⁸⁹ of frankincense.

⁷ Thou art all fair,³³⁰³ my love;⁷⁴⁷⁴ there is no spot

⁸ Come⁹³⁵ with me from Lebanon,³⁸⁴⁴ my spouse,³⁶¹⁸ with me from Lebanon:³⁸⁴⁴ look⁷⁷⁸⁹ from the top⁷²¹⁸ of Amana,⁵⁴⁹ from the top⁷²¹⁸ of Shenir⁸¹⁴⁹ and Hermon,²⁷⁶⁸ from the lions'⁷³⁸ dens,⁴⁵⁸⁵ from the mountains²⁰⁴² of the leopards.

⁹ Thou hast ravished my heart,³⁸²³ my sister,²⁶⁹ my spouse;³⁶¹⁸ thou hast ravished my heart³⁸²³ with one²⁵⁹ of thine eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ with one²⁵⁹ chain⁶⁰⁶⁰ of thy neck.

^10C How fair³³⁰² is thy love,¹⁷³⁰ my sister,²⁶⁹ my spouse!³⁶¹⁸ how much better²⁸⁹⁵ is thy love¹⁷³⁰ than wine!³¹⁹⁶ and the smell⁷³⁸¹ of thine ointments⁸⁰⁸¹ than all spices!

^11C Thy lips,⁸¹⁹³ O my spouse,³⁶¹⁸ drop⁵¹⁹⁷ as the honeycomb:⁵³¹⁷ honey¹⁷⁰⁶ and milk²⁴⁶¹ are under thy tongue;³⁹⁵⁶ and the smell⁷³⁸¹ of thy garments⁸⁰⁰⁸ is like the smell⁷³⁸¹ of Lebanon.

¹² A garden¹⁵⁸⁸ inclosed⁵²⁷⁴ is my sister,²⁶⁹ my spouse;³⁶¹⁸ a spring¹⁵³⁰ shut up,⁵²⁷⁴ a fountain⁴⁵⁹⁹ sealed.

^13C Thy plants⁷⁹⁷³ are an orchard⁶⁵⁰⁸ of pomegranates,⁷⁴¹⁶ with pleasant⁴⁰²² fruits;⁶⁵²⁹ camphire,³⁷²⁴ with spikenard,

^14C Spikenard⁵³⁷³ and saffron;³⁷⁵⁰ calamus⁷⁰⁷⁰ and cinnamon,⁷⁰⁷⁶ with all trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of frankincense;³⁸²⁸ myrrh⁴⁷⁵³ and aloes,¹⁷⁴ with all the chief⁷²¹⁸ spices:

^15C A fountain⁴⁵⁹⁹ of gardens,¹⁵⁸⁸ a well⁸⁷⁵ of living²⁴¹⁶ waters,⁴³²⁵ and streams⁵¹⁴⁰ from Lebanon.

¹⁶ Awake,⁵⁷⁸² O north wind;⁶⁸²⁸ and come,⁹³⁵ thou south;⁸⁴⁸⁶ blow⁶³¹⁵ upon my garden,¹⁵⁸⁸ that the spices¹³¹⁴ thereof may flow out.⁵¹⁴⁰ Let my beloved¹⁷³⁰ come⁹³⁵ into his garden,¹⁵⁸⁸ and eat³⁹⁸ his pleasant⁴⁰²² fruits.

5^CI am come⁹³⁵ into my garden,¹⁵⁸⁸ my sister,²⁶⁹ my spouse:³⁶¹⁸ I have gathered⁷¹⁷ my myrrh⁴⁷⁵³ with my spice;¹³¹³ I have eaten³⁹⁸ my honeycomb³²⁹³ with my honey;¹⁷⁰⁶ I have drunk⁸³⁵⁴ my wine³¹⁹⁶ with my milk:²⁴⁶¹ eat,³⁹⁸ O friends;⁷⁴⁵³ drink,⁸³⁵⁴ yea, drink abundantly,⁷⁹³⁷ O beloved.

^2C I sleep,³⁴⁶³ but my heart³⁸²⁰ waketh:⁵⁷⁸² it is the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of my beloved¹⁷³⁰ that knocketh,¹⁸⁴⁹ saying, Open⁶⁶⁰⁵ to me, my sister,²⁶⁹ my love,⁷⁴⁷⁴ my dove,³¹²³ my undefiled:⁸⁵³⁵ for my head⁷²¹⁸ is filled⁴³⁹⁰ with dew,²⁹¹⁹ and my locks⁶⁹⁷⁷ with the drops⁷⁴⁴⁷ of the night.

^3C I have put off⁶⁵⁸⁴ my coat;³⁸⁰¹ how³⁴⁹ shall I put it on?³⁸⁴⁷ I have washed⁷³⁶⁴ my feet;⁷²⁷² how³⁴⁹ shall I defile

⁴ My beloved¹⁷³⁰ put in⁷⁹⁷¹ his hand³⁰²⁷ by⁴⁴⁸⁰ the hole²³⁵⁶ of the door, and my bowels⁴⁵⁷⁸ were moved

^5C I rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ to open⁶⁶⁰⁵ to my beloved;¹⁷³⁰ and my hands³⁰²⁷ dropped⁵¹⁹⁷ with myrrh,⁴⁷⁵³ and my fingers⁶⁷⁶ with sweet smelling⁵⁶⁷⁴ myrrh,⁴⁷⁵³ upon the handles³⁷⁰⁹ of the lock.

^6C I opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ to my beloved;¹⁷³⁰ but my beloved¹⁷³⁰ had withdrawn²⁵⁵⁹ himself, and was gone:⁵⁶⁷⁴ my soul⁵³¹⁵ failed³³¹⁸ when he spake:¹⁶⁹⁶ I sought¹²⁴⁵ him, but I could not find⁴⁶⁷² him; I called⁷¹²¹ him, but he gave me no answer.

^7C The watchmen⁸¹⁰⁴ that went about⁵⁴³⁷ the city⁵⁸⁹² found⁴⁶⁷² me, they smote⁵²²¹ me, they wounded⁶⁴⁸¹ me; the keepers⁸¹⁰⁴ of the walls²³⁴⁶ took away⁵³⁷⁵ my veil

^8C I charge⁷⁶⁵⁰ you, O daughters¹³²³ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ if ye find⁴⁶⁷² my beloved,¹⁷³⁰ that ye tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ him, that I am sick²⁴⁷⁰ of love.

⁹ What is thy beloved¹⁷³⁰ more than another beloved,¹⁷³⁰ O thou fairest³³⁰³ among women?⁸⁰² what is thy beloved¹⁷³⁰ more than another beloved,¹⁷³⁰ that thou³⁶⁰² dost so charge

^10C My beloved¹⁷³⁰ is white⁶⁷⁰³ and ruddy,¹²² the chiefest¹⁷¹³ among ten thousand.

^11C His head⁷²¹⁸ is as the most³⁸⁰⁰ fine gold,⁶³³⁷ his locks⁶⁹⁷⁷ are bushy,⁸⁵³⁴ and black⁷⁸³⁸ as a raven.

^12C His eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ are as the eyes of doves³¹²³ by the rivers⁶⁵⁰ of waters,⁴³²⁵ washed⁷³⁶⁴ with milk,²⁴⁶¹ and fitly set.³⁴²⁷

^13C His cheeks³⁸⁹⁵ are as a bed⁶¹⁷⁰ of spices,¹³¹⁴ as sweet⁴⁸⁴⁰ flowers:⁴⁰²⁶ his lips⁸¹⁹³ like lilies,⁷⁷⁹⁹ dropping⁵¹⁹⁷ sweet smelling⁵⁶⁷⁴ myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands³⁰²⁷ are as gold²⁰⁹¹ rings¹⁵⁵⁰ set⁴³⁹⁰ with the beryl:⁸⁶⁵⁸ his belly⁴⁵⁷⁸ is as bright⁶²⁴⁷ ivory⁸¹²⁷ overlaid⁵⁹⁶⁸ with sapphires.

^15C His legs⁷⁷⁸⁵ are as pillars⁵⁹⁸² of marble,⁸³³⁶ set³²⁴⁵ upon sockets¹³⁴ of fine gold:⁶³³⁷ his countenance⁴⁷⁵⁸ is as Lebanon,³⁸⁴⁴ excellent⁹⁷⁷ as the cedars.

^16C His mouth²⁴⁴¹ is most sweet:⁴⁴⁷⁷ yea, he is altogether lovely.⁴²⁶¹ This is my beloved,¹⁷³⁰ and this is my friend,⁷⁴⁵³ O daughters¹³²³ of Jerusalem.

6Whither is thy beloved¹⁷³⁰ gone,¹⁹⁸⁰ O thou fairest³³⁰³ among women?⁸⁰² whither is thy beloved¹⁷³⁰ turned aside?⁶⁴³⁷ that we may seek

² My beloved¹⁷³⁰ is gone down³³⁸¹ into his garden,¹⁵⁸⁸ to the beds⁶¹⁷⁰ of spices,¹³¹⁴ to feed⁷⁴⁶² in the gardens,¹⁵⁸⁸ and to gather³⁹⁵⁰ lilies.

^3C I am my beloved's,¹⁷³⁰ and my beloved¹⁷³⁰ is mine: he feedeth⁷⁴⁶² among the lilies.

⁴ Thou art beautiful,³³⁰³ O my love,⁷⁴⁷⁴ as Tirzah,⁸⁶⁵⁶ comely⁵⁰⁰⁰ as Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ terrible³⁶⁶ as an army with banners.

⁵ Turn away⁵⁴³⁷ thine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ from me, for they¹⁹⁹² have overcome⁷²⁹² me: thy hair⁸¹⁸¹ is as a flock⁵⁷³⁹ of goats⁵⁷⁹⁵ that appear¹⁵⁷⁰ from Gilead.

⁶ Thy teeth⁸¹²⁷ are as a flock⁵⁷³⁹ of sheep⁷³⁵³ which go up⁵⁹²⁷ from the washing,⁷³⁶⁷ whereof every one beareth twins,⁸³⁸² and there is not one barren

⁷ As a piece⁶⁴⁰⁰ of a pomegranate⁷⁴¹⁶ are thy temples⁷⁵⁴¹ within¹¹⁵⁷ thy locks.

⁸ There are threescore⁸³⁴⁶ queens,⁴⁴³⁶ and fourscore⁸⁰⁸⁴ concubines,⁶³⁷⁰ and virgins⁵⁹⁵⁹ without number.

^9C My dove,³¹²³ my undefiled⁸⁵³⁵ is but one;²⁵⁹ she is the only one²⁵⁹ of her mother,⁵¹⁷ she is the choice¹²⁴⁹ one of her that bare³²⁰⁵ her. The daughters¹³²³ saw⁷²⁰⁰ her, and blessed⁸³³ her; yea, the queens⁴⁴³⁶ and the concubines,⁶³⁷⁰ and they praised

^10C Who is she that looketh forth⁸²⁵⁹ as the morning,⁷⁸³⁷ fair³³⁰³ as the moon,³⁸⁴² clear¹²⁴⁹ as the sun,²⁵³⁵ and terrible³⁶⁶ as an army with banners?

^11C I went down³³⁸¹ into the garden¹⁵⁹⁴ of nuts⁹³ to see⁷²⁰⁰ the fruits³ of the valley,⁵¹⁵⁸ and to see⁷²⁰⁰ whether the vine¹⁶¹² flourished,⁶⁵²⁴ and the pomegranates⁷⁴¹⁶ budded.

¹² Or ever I was aware,³⁰⁴⁵ my soul⁵³¹⁵ made⁷⁷⁶⁰ me like the chariots⁴⁸¹⁸ of Amminadib.

¹³ Return,⁷⁷²⁵ return,⁷⁷²⁵ O Shulamite;⁷⁷⁵⁹ return,⁷⁷²⁵ return,⁷⁷²⁵ that we may look²³⁷² upon thee. What will ye see²³⁷² in the Shulamite?⁷⁷⁵⁹ As it were the company⁴²⁴⁶ of two armies.

7How beautiful³³⁰² are thy feet⁶⁴⁷¹ with shoes,⁵²⁷⁵ O prince's⁵⁰⁸¹ daughter!¹³²³ the joints²⁵⁴² of thy thighs³⁴⁰⁹ are like jewels,²⁴⁸¹ the work⁴⁶³⁹ of the hands³⁰²⁷ of a cunning workman.

^2C Thy navel⁸³²⁶ is like a round⁵⁴⁶⁹ goblet,¹⁰¹ which wanteth²⁶³⁷ not liquor:⁴¹⁹⁷ thy belly⁹⁹⁰ is like an heap⁶¹⁹⁴ of wheat²⁴⁰⁶ set about⁵⁴⁷³ with lilies.

³ Thy two⁸¹⁴⁷ breasts⁷⁶⁹⁹ are like two⁸¹⁴⁷ young⁶⁰⁸² roes⁶⁶⁴⁶ that are twins.

⁴ Thy neck⁶⁶⁷⁷ is as a tower⁴⁰²⁶ of ivory;⁸¹²⁷ thine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ like the fishpools¹²⁹⁵ in Heshbon,²⁸⁰⁹ by the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Bathrabbim:¹³³⁷ thy nose⁶³⁹ is as the tower⁴⁰²⁶ of Lebanon³⁸⁴⁴ which looketh⁶⁸²² toward⁶⁴⁴⁰ Damascus.

⁵ Thine head⁷²¹⁸ upon thee is like Carmel,³⁷⁶⁰ and the hair¹⁸⁰³ of thine head⁷²¹⁸ like purple;⁷¹³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ is held⁶³¹ in the galleries.

⁶ How fair³³⁰² and how pleasant⁵²⁷⁶ art thou, O love,¹⁶⁰ for delights!

⁷ This thy stature⁶⁹⁶⁷ is like¹⁸¹⁹ to a palm tree,⁸⁵⁵⁸ and thy breasts⁷⁶⁹⁹ to clusters

⁸ I said,⁵⁵⁹ I will go up⁵⁹²⁷ to the palm tree,⁸⁵⁵⁸ I will take hold²⁷⁰ of the boughs⁵⁵⁷⁷ thereof: now also thy breasts⁷⁶⁹⁹ shall be as clusters⁸¹¹ of the vine,¹⁶¹² and the smell⁷³⁸¹ of thy nose⁶³⁹ like apples;

^9C And the roof of thy mouth²⁴⁴¹ like the best²⁸⁹⁶ wine³¹⁹⁶ for my beloved,¹⁷³⁰ that goeth¹⁹⁸⁰ down sweetly,⁴³³⁹ causing the lips⁸¹⁹³ of those that are asleep³⁴⁶³ to speak.

¹⁰ I am my beloved's,¹⁷³⁰ and his desire

¹¹ Come,³²¹² my beloved,¹⁷³⁰ let us go forth³³¹⁸ into the field;⁷⁷⁰⁴ let us lodge³⁸⁸⁵ in the villages.

^12C Let us get up early⁷⁹²⁵ to the vineyards;³⁷⁵⁴ let us see⁷²⁰⁰ if the vine¹⁶¹² flourish,⁶⁵²⁴ whether the tender grape⁵⁵⁶³ appear,⁶⁶⁰⁵ and the pomegranates⁷⁴¹⁶ bud forth:⁵¹³² there will I give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee my loves.

¹³ The mandrakes¹⁷³⁶ give⁵⁴¹⁴ a smell,⁷³⁸¹ and at our gates⁶⁶⁰⁷ are all manner of pleasant⁴⁰²² fruits, new²³¹⁹ and old,³⁴⁶⁵ which I have laid up⁶⁸⁴⁵ for thee, O my beloved.

8O that⁵⁴¹⁴ thou wert as my brother,²⁵¹ that sucked³²⁴³ the breasts⁷⁶⁹⁹ of my mother!⁵¹⁷ when I should find⁴⁶⁷² thee without,²³⁵¹ I would kiss⁵⁴⁰¹ thee; yea, I should not be despised.

^2C I would lead⁵⁰⁹⁰ thee, and bring⁹³⁵ thee into my mother's⁵¹⁷ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ who would instruct³⁹²⁵ me: I would cause thee to drink⁸²⁴⁸ of spiced⁷⁵⁴⁴ wine³¹⁹⁶ of the juice⁶⁰⁷¹ of my pomegranate.

³ His left hand⁸⁰⁴⁰ should be under my head,⁷²¹⁸ and his right hand³²²⁵ should embrace

^4C I charge⁷⁶⁵⁰ you, O daughters¹³²³ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ that ye stir not up,⁵⁷⁸² nor awake⁵⁷⁸² my love,¹⁶⁰ until he please.

^5C Who is this that cometh up⁵⁹²⁷ from the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ leaning⁷⁵¹⁴ upon her beloved?¹⁷³⁰ I raised⁵⁷⁸² thee up under the apple tree:⁸⁵⁹⁸ there thy mother⁵¹⁷ brought thee forth:²²⁵⁴ there she brought thee forth²²⁵⁴ that bare

^6C Set⁷⁷⁶⁰ me as a seal²³⁶⁸ upon thine heart,³⁸²⁰ as a seal²³⁶⁸ upon thine arm:²²²⁰ for love¹⁶⁰ is strong⁵⁷⁹⁴ as death;⁴¹⁹⁴ jealousy⁷⁰⁶⁸ is cruel⁷¹⁸⁶ as the grave:⁷⁵⁸⁵ the coals⁷⁵⁶⁵ thereof are coals⁷⁵⁶⁵ of fire,⁷⁸⁴ which hath a most vehement flame.

⁷ Many⁷²²⁷ waters⁴³²⁵ cannot³²⁰¹ quench³⁵¹⁸ love,¹⁶⁰ neither can the floods⁵¹⁰⁴ drown⁷⁸⁵⁷ it: if a man³⁷⁶ would give⁵⁴¹⁴ all the substance¹⁹⁵² of his house¹⁰⁰⁴ for love,¹⁶⁰ it would utterly⁹³⁶ be contemned.

⁸ We have a little⁶⁹⁹⁶ sister,²⁶⁹ and she hath no breasts:⁷⁶⁹⁹ what shall we do⁶²¹³ for our sister²⁶⁹ in the day³¹¹⁷ when she shall be spoken for?

⁹ If she be a wall,²³⁴⁶ we will build¹¹²⁹ upon her a palace²⁹¹⁸ of silver:³⁷⁰¹ and if she be a door,¹⁸¹⁷ we will inclose⁶⁶⁹⁶ her with boards³⁸⁷¹ of cedar.

¹⁰ I am a wall,²³⁴⁶ and my breasts⁷⁶⁹⁹ like towers:⁴⁰²⁶ then was I in his eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ as one that found⁴⁶⁷² favour.

¹¹ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ had a vineyard³⁷⁵⁴ at Baalhamon;¹¹⁷⁴ he let out⁵⁴¹⁴ the vineyard³⁷⁵⁴ unto keepers;⁵²⁰¹ every one³⁷⁶ for the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ thereof was to bring⁹³⁵ a thousand⁵⁰⁵ pieces of silver.

¹² My vineyard,³⁷⁵⁴ which is mine, is before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me: thou, O Solomon,⁸⁰¹⁰ must have a thousand,⁵⁰⁵ and those that keep⁵²⁰¹ the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ thereof two hundred.

¹³ Thou that dwellest³⁴²⁷ in the gardens,¹⁵⁸⁸ the companions²²⁷⁰ hearken⁷¹⁸¹ to thy voice:⁶⁹⁶³ cause me to hear

^14C Make haste,¹²⁷² my beloved,¹⁷³⁰ and be thou like¹⁸¹⁹ to a roe⁶⁶⁴³ or to a young⁶⁰⁸² hart³⁵⁴ upon the mountains²⁰²² of spices.