Song 2:1"I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys."
Song 2:2¶ "Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens."
Song 2:3¶ "Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Song 2:4"He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.
Song 2:5"Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick.
Song 2:6"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me."
Song 2:7¶ "I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases."
Song 2:8¶ "Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills!
Song 2:9"My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering through the lattice.
Song 2:10¶ "My beloved responded and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along.
Song 2:11'For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.
Song 2:12'The flowers have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
Song 2:13'The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!'"
Song 2:14¶ "O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your form, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your form is lovely."
Song 2:15¶ "Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom."
Song 2:16¶ "My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies.
Song 2:17"Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether."