1	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 should not...: Heb. they should not despise me]
			2	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.
			3	His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace# me.
			4	I charge# you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up# , nor awake# my love, until he please# . [that...: Heb. why should ye stir up, or, why, etc]
			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.
			6	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. [cruel: Heb. hard]
			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# .
			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# ?
			9	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.
			10	I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found# favour. [favour: Heb. peace]
			11	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.
			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.
			13	Thou that dwellest# in the gardens, the companions hearken# to thy voice: cause me to hear# it .
			14	Make haste# , my beloved, and be thou like# to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. [Make...: Heb. Flee away]