O that thou wert as my brother
, that sucked
the breasts
of my mother
! when I should find
thee without
, I would kiss
thee; yea, I should not be despised
.
I would lead thee, and bring
thee into my mother's
house
, who would instruct
me: I would cause thee to drink
of spiced
wine
of the juice
of my pomegranate
.
His left hand should be under my head
, and his right hand
should embrace
me.
I charge you, O daughters
of Jerusalem
, that ye stir not up
, nor awake
my love
, until he please
.
Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness
, leaning
upon her beloved
? I raised
thee up under the apple tree
: there thy mother
brought thee forth
: there she brought thee forth
that bare
thee.
Set me as a seal
upon thine heart
, as a seal
upon thine arm
: for love
is strong
as death
; jealousy
is cruel
as the grave
: the coals
thereof are coals
of fire
, which hath a most vehement flame
.
Many waters
cannot
quench
love
, neither can the floods
drown
it: if a man
would give
all the substance
of his house
for love
, it would utterly
be contemned
.
We have a little sister
, and she hath no breasts
: what shall we do
for our sister
in the day
when she shall be spoken for
?
If she be a wall, we will build
upon her a palace
of silver
: and if she be a door
, we will inclose
her with boards
of cedar
.
I am a wall, and my breasts
like towers
: then was I in his eyes
as one that found
favour
.
Solomon had a vineyard
at Baalhamon
; he let out
the vineyard
unto keepers
; every one
for the fruit
thereof was to bring
a thousand
pieces of silver
.
My vineyard, which is mine, is before
me: thou, O Solomon
, must have a thousand
, and those that keep
the fruit
thereof two hundred
.
Thou that dwellest in the gardens
, the companions
hearken
to thy voice
: cause me to hear
it .
Make haste, my beloved
, and be thou like
to a roe
or to a young
hart
upon the mountains
of spices
.