⁷ Rushing waters can’t quench love;
        rivers can’t wash it away.
If someone gave
        all his estate in exchange for love,
        he would be laughed to utter shame.

⁸ Our sister is small;
        she has no breasts.
What will we do for our sister
        on the day that she is spoken for?
⁹ If she is a city wall,
        then we will build a turret of silver on her.^[a]
And if she is a door,
        then we will barricade her^[b] with a panel of cedar.