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“¹I am the ²^arose of ^bSharon,The ^clily of the valleys.”

2 “¹Like a lily among the thorns,So is ^amy darling among the ²maidens.”

3 “¹Like an ²^aapple tree among the trees of the forest,So is my beloved among the ³young men.In his shade I took great delight and sat down,And his ^bfruit was sweet to my ⁴taste.4 “He has ^abrought me to his ¹banquet hall,And his ^bbanner over me is love.5 “Sustain me with ^araisin cakes,Refresh me with ¹^bapples,Because ^cI am lovesick.6 “Let ^ahis left hand be under my headAnd ^bhis right hand ^cembrace me.”

7 “¹I ^aadjure you, O ^bdaughters of Jerusalem,By the ^cgazelles or by the ^dhinds of the field,^eThat you do not arouse or awaken my loveUntil ²she pleases.”

8 “¹Listen! My beloved!Behold, he is coming,Climbing ^aon the mountains,Leaping on the hills!9 “My beloved is like a ^agazelle or a ^byoung ¹stag.Behold, he is standing behind our wall,He is looking through the windows,He is peering ^cthrough the lattice.

10 “My beloved responded and said to me,‘^aArise, my darling, my beautiful one,And come along.11 ‘For behold, the winter is past,The rain is over and gone.12 ‘The flowers have already appeared in the land;The time has arrived for ¹pruning the vines,And the voice of the ^aturtledove has been heard in our land.13 ‘The ^afig tree has ripened its figs,And the ^bvines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,And come along!’”

14 “¹O ^amy dove, ^bin the clefts of the ²rock,In the secret place of the steep ³pathway,Let me see your ⁴form,^cLet me hear your voice;For your voice is sweet,And your ⁵form is ^dlovely.”

15 “¹^aCatch the foxes for us,The ²little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,While our ^bvineyards are in blossom.”

16 “¹^aMy beloved is mine, and I am his;He ^bpastures his flock among the lilies.17 “^aUntil ¹the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,Turn, my beloved, and be like a ^bgazelleOr a young stag ^con the mountains of ²Bether.”