O That thou wert as my brother that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee out, I would kiss thee, yet I should not be despised.
verse 2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mothers house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.
verse 3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
verse 4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love until he please.
⟨p. 236⟩5 (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.
verse 6 Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is as strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
verse 7 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.
verse 8 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?
verse 9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of Cedar.
verse 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
verse 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon, he let out the vineyard unto Keepers: every one for the fruit thereof, was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
verse 12 My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou (O Solomon) must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof, two hundred.
verse 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice, cause me to hear it.
⟨p. 237⟩14 Make haste my beloved, and be thou like to a Roe, or to a young Hart upon the mountain of spices.
O That thou wert as my brother that sucked the brests of my mother! when I shold finde thee out, I would kisse thee, yet I should not be despised.
verse 2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mothers house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drinke of spiced wine, of the juyce of my pomegranat.
verse 3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
verse 4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love untill hee please.
⟨p. 236⟩5 (Who is this that commeth up from the Wildernesse, 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.
verse 6 Set me as a seale upon thy heart, as a seale upon thine arme: for love is as strong as death, iealousie is cruell as the grave: the coales thereof are coales of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
verse 7 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.
verse 8 We have a little sister, and shee hath no breasts, what shall we doe for our sister, in the day when she shall be spoken for?
verse 9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a doore, we will inclose her with boards of Cedar.
verse 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
verse 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon, he let out the vineyard unto Keepers: every one for the fruit thereof, was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
verse 12 My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou (O Solomon) must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof, two hundred.
verse 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice, cause me to heare it.
⟨p. 237⟩14 Make haste my beloved, and be thou like to a Roe, or to a young Hart upon the mountaine of spices.
