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

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

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

7 “^aSwear to me, you ^bdaughters of Jerusalem,By the ^cgazelles or by the ^ddoes of the field,^eThat you will not disturb or awaken my loveUntil she pleases.”

8 “Listen! My beloved!Behold, he is coming,Leaping ^aon the mountains,Jumping 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 blossoms 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 fruit,And the ^bvines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,And come along!’”

14 “^aMy dove, ^bin the clefts of the ¹rock,In the hiding place of the mountain pathway,Let me see ²how you look,^cLet me hear your voice;For your voice is pleasant,And ³you look ^ddelightful.”

15 “^aCatch the ¹foxes for us,The ²little ³foxes that are ruining the vineyards,While our ^bvineyards are in blossom.”

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