Song of Songs 8:5-14

5Who is this who is coming from the desert? Her head is on her lover's shoulder. Under the apple tree, I caused your love to wake. That is the place where your mother became pregnant. In that place too, your mother gave birth to you in pain.

6Keep me near to you, like a seal over your heart. Keep me like a seal on your arm. Keep me there always, because love is as powerful as death. It keeps hold of people as strongly as the grave does. Love burns like a hot fire. It burns with bright flames.

7Even a flood of water cannot stop the flames. Rivers of water cannot carry it away. A man might try to give all his riches to buy a woman's love. But she would refuse to accept what he offers to her.

8We have a younger sister. Her breasts have not yet grown. What will we do to help her when it is the time for her to marry?

9If she is a wall, we will use silver to build towers on her. But if she is a door, we will use boards of cedar wood to keep the door shut.

10I am a wall. My breasts are like strong towers. So my lover is happy when he looks at me.

11King Solomon had a vineyard in Baal Hamon. He allowed other people to take care of it. They each paid him 1,000 silver coins for its fruit.

12But my own vineyard belongs to me alone. I take care of it myself. You may keep the 1,000 silver coins, Solomon. And I will give 200 silver coins to those who take care of the fruit.

13You have been staying in the garden with your friends who are listening to you. Let me too hear your voice!

14Come quickly to me now, my lover! Run like a gazelle or a young deer. Come to the mountains that have sweet spices!