2 “I am the ^[a]rose of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys.”

² “Like a lily among the thorns,
So is my darling among the ^[b]young women.”

³ “Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the ^[c]young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my ^[d]taste.
⁴ He has brought me to his ^[e]banquet hall,
And his banner over me is love.
⁵ Refresh me with raisin cakes,
Sustain me with apples,
Because I am lovesick.
⁶ His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.”

⁷ “Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
That you will not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

⁸ “Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Leaping on the mountains,
Jumping on the hills!
⁹ My beloved is like a gazelle or a young ^[f]stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering through the lattice.

¹⁴ “My dove, in the clefts of the ^[h]rock,
In the hiding place of the mountain pathway,
Let me see ^[i]how you look,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is pleasant,
And ^[j]you look delightful.”

¹⁵ “Catch the ^[k]foxes for us,
The ^[l]little ^[m]foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our vineyards are in blossom.”

¹⁶ “My beloved is mine, and I am his;
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
¹⁷ Until the cool of the day, when the shadows flee,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle
Or a young stag on the mountains of ^[n]Bether.”