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He Speaks

My darling my bride, I have entered my garden.
    I have gathered my myrrh and spice.
I have eaten my honey and honeycomb.
    I have drunk my wine and milk.

The Women Speak to the Lovers

Dearest friends, eat, drink!
    Be drunk with love!

She Speaks

I am asleep,
    but my heart is awake.
I hear my lover knocking, saying,
    “Open to me, my darling, my love,
    my dove, my perfect one!
My head is soaked with dew.
    My hair is wet with the mist of the night.”

“I have taken off my robe.[a]
    I don’t want to put it on again.
I have washed my feet.
    I don’t want to get them dirty again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:3 robe Or “veil,” a piece of cloth used to cover a person’s face. Also in verse 7.

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