3 “Upon my bed during the nights,I sought the one I love.aI sought him, but I did not find him.b 2 I will arise and roam the city;In the streets and in the public squares,Let me seek the one I love.I sought him, but I did not find him. 3 The watchmen making their rounds in the city found me.c‘Have you seen the one I love?’ 4 Scarcely had I passed by themWhen I found the one I love.I held on to him, I would not let him goUntil I brought him into my mother’s house,dInto the interior room of her who conceived me. 5 I put you under oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles and the does of the field:Do not try to awaken or arouse love in me until it feels inclined.”e 6 “What is this coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke,Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,With all the fragrant powders of a merchant?”f 7 “Look! It is the couch belonging to Solʹo·mon.Sixty mighty men surround it,Of the mighty men of Israel,g 8 All of them armed with a sword,All trained in warfare,Each with his sword at his sideTo guard against the terrors of the night.” 9 “It is the royal litter* of King Solʹo·monThat he made for himself from the trees of Lebʹa·non.h10 Its
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3 “Upon my bed during the nights,I sought the one I love.aI sought him, but I did not find him.b 2 I will arise and roam the city;In the streets and in the public squares,Let me seek the one I love.I sought him, but I did not find him. 3 The watchmen making their rounds in the city found me.c‘Have you seen the one I love?’ 4 Scarcely had I passed by themWhen I found the one I love.I held on to him, I would not let him goUntil I brought him into my mother’s house,dInto the interior room of her who conceived me. 5 I put you under oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles and the does of the field:Do not try to awaken or arouse love in me until it feels inclined.”e 6 “What is this coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke,Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,With all the fragrant powders of a merchant?”f 7 “Look! It is the couch belonging to Solʹo·mon.Sixty mighty men surround it,Of the mighty men of Israel,g 8 All of them armed with a sword,All trained in warfare,Each with his sword at his sideTo guard against the terrors of the night.” 9 “It is the royal litter* of King Solʹo·monThat he made for himself from the trees of Lebʹa·non.h10 Its