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Song of Solomon 2
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1I am a rose of Sharon,
- a lily of the valleys.
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2As a lily among thorns,
- so is my love among the daughters.
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3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood,
- so is my beloved among the sons.
- I sat down under his shadow with great delight,
- his fruit was sweet to my taste.
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4He brought me to the banquet hall.
- His banner over me is love.
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5Strengthen me with raisins,
- refresh me with apples;
- For I am faint with love.
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6His left hand is under my head.
- His right hand embraces me.
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7I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,
- by the roes, or by the hinds of the field,
- that you not stir up, nor awaken love,
- until it so desires.
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8The voice of my beloved!
- Behold, he comes,
- leaping on the mountains,
- skipping on the hills.
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9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart.
- Behold, he stands behind our wall!
- He looks in at the windows.
- He glances through the lattice.
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10My beloved spoke, and said to me,
- “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.
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11For, behold, the winter is past.
- The rain is over and gone.
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12The flowers appear on the earth.
- The time of the singing has come,
- and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
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13The fig tree ripens her green figs.
- The vines are in blossom.
- They give forth their fragrance.
- Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
- and come away.”
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14My dove in the clefts of the rock,
- In the hiding places of the mountainside,
- Let me see your face.
- Let me hear your voice;
- for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
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15Catch for us the foxes,
- the little foxes that spoil the vineyards;
- for our vineyards are in blossom.
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16My beloved is mine, and I am his.
- He browses among the lilies.
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17Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away,
- turn, my beloved,
- and be like a roe or a young hart on the mountains of Bether.
