1 ¶ O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; and I should not be despised.

Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; Yea, and none would despise me.

2 I would lead thee and bring thee into my mother’s house, that thou would instruct me; I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, Who would instruct me; I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate.

3 H is left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.

4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye not awake nor stir up love until he pleases.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.

5 ¶ Who is she that comes up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I woke thee up under the apple tree; there thy mother had birth pains; there she had pains that brought thee into the light.

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee forth.

6 S et me as a seal upon thine heart as a sign upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is hard as Sheol; the coals thereof are coals of fire, which have a most vehement flame.

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.

7 T he many waters cannot quench love, neither can the rivers drown it; if a man would give all the substance of his house for this love, it would certainly be despised.

Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned.

8 ¶ We have a little sister, and she still has no breasts; what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for?

9 I f she is a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver; and if she is a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar.

10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers since I was in his eyes as the one that found peace.

I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof Then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.

11 S olomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; for its fruit each one was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

12 M y vineyard, which is mine, is before me; the thousand pieces shall be thine, O Solomon, and two hundred for those that keep the fruit.

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

13 ¶ Thou, she that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice; cause me to hear it.

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken for thy voice: Cause me to hear it.

14 R un, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.