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¹ I am a rose^[a] of Sharon,
    a lily of the valleys.
² Like a lily among the thorns,^[b]
    so is my love among the maidens.
³ As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
    so is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I sat down with delight,^[c]
    and his fruit was sweet to my palate.

⁴ He brought me to the house of the wine,
    and his intention was love toward me.
⁵ Sustain me with the raisins,
    refresh me with the apples,
for I am lovesick.^[d]

⁶ His left hand is under my head,
    and his right hand embraces^[e] me.
⁷ I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,^[f]
    by the gazelles or by the does of the field,
do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!^[g]

⁸ The voice of my beloved!
    Look! Here he^[h] comes leaping upon the mountains,
        bounding over the hills!
⁹ My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.^[i]
    Look! He is^[j] standing behind our wall,
gazing through^[k] the window,
    looking through^[l] the lattice.
¹⁰ My beloved answered and said to me,
    "Arise,^[m] my beloved! Come, my beauty!^[n]
11 For look! The winter is over;
    the rainy season^[o] has turned and gone away.^[p]
12 The blossoms appear^[q] in the land;^[r]
    the time of singing^[s] has arrived;^[t]
the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
¹³ The fig tree puts forth her figs,
    and the vines are in blossom; they give fragrance.
Arise,^[u] my beloved! Come, my beauty!"^[v]
14 My dove, in the clefts of the rock,
    in the secluded place^[w][x] in the mountain,^[y][z]
Let me see your face,
    let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.
¹⁵ Catch for us the foxes,
    the little foxes destroying vineyards,
for^[aa] our vineyards are in blossom!

¹⁶ My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him;^[ab]
    he pastures his flock among the lilies.
¹⁷ Until the day breathes and the shadows flee,
    turn, my beloved!
        Be like^[ac] a gazelle^[ad] or young stag^[ae] on the cleft mountains.^[af]