81 "Oh e that you were like a brother to me Who nursed at my mother's breasts . If I found you outdoors , I would kiss you; No one would despise me, either . 2 "I would lead you and bring you Into the house of my mother , who used to instruct me; I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates . 3 "Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me." 4 " I want you to swear , O daughters of Jerusalem , Do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases ."
5 " Who is this coming up from the wilderness Leaning on her beloved ?" " Beneath the apple tree I awakened you; There your mother was in labor with you, There she was in labor and gave you birth . 6 "Put me like a seal over your heart , Like a seal on your arm . For love is as strong as death , Jealousy is as severe as Sheol ; Its flashes are flashes of fire , The very flame of the Lord . 7 "Many waters cannot e quench love , Nor will rivers overflow it; If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love , It would be utterly despised ."
8 "We have a little sister , And she has no breasts ; What shall we do for our sister On the day when she is spoken for? 9 "If she is a wall , We will build on her a battlement of silver ; But if she is a door , We will barricade her with planks of cedar ." 10 "I was a wall , and my breasts were like towers ; Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace . 11 "Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon ; He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers . Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit . 12 "My very own vineyard is at my disposal ; The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon , And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit ."
13 "O you who sit in the gardens , My companions are listening for your voice - Let me hear it!" 14 "Hurry , my beloved , And be like a gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of spices ."
