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¹ O the fairest among women, whither is thy welbeloued gone? whither is thy welbeloued turned aside, that we may seeke him with thee?² My welbeloued is gone downe into his garden to the beds of spices, to feede in the gardens, and to gather lilies.³ I am my welbeloueds, and my welbeloued is mine, who feedeth among the lilies.

⁴ Thou art beautifull, my loue, as Tirzah, comely as Ierusale, terrible as an army with baners.⁵ Turne away thine eyes from me: for they ouercome mee: thine heare is like a flocke of goates, which looke downe from Gilead.⁶ Thy teeth are like a flocke of sheepe, which goe vp from the washing, which euery one bring out twinnes, and none is barren among them.⁷ Thy temples are within thy lockes as a piece of a pomegranate.⁸ There are threescore Queenes and fourescore concubines & of the damsels without nober.⁹ But my doue is alone, and my vndefiled, she is the onely daughter of her mother, and shee is deare to her that bare her: the daughters haue seene her & counted her blessed: euen the Queenes and the concubines, and they haue praised her.¹⁰ Who is shee that looketh foorth as the morning, fayre as the moone, pure as the sunne, terrible as an armie with banners!

¹¹ I went downe to the garden of nuttes, to see the fruites of the valley, to see if the vine budded, and if the pomegranates flourished.¹² I knewe nothing, my soule set me as the charets of my noble people.¹³ Returne, returne, O Shulamite, returne: returne that we may behold thee. What shal you see in the Shulamite, but as the company of an armie?