Song of Solomon 8:7–10

7 Many waters cannot quench love;

rivers cannot sweep it away.

If one were to give

all the wealth of one’s house for love,

it would be utterly scorned.

8 We have a little sister,

and her breasts are not yet grown.

What shall we do for our sister

on the day she is spoken for?

9 If she is a wall,

we will build towers of silver on her.

If she is a door,

we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

10 I am a wall,

and my breasts are like towers.

Thus I have become in his eyes

like one bringing contentment.

7 Many waters cannot quench love,

neither can floods drown it.

If a man offered for love

all the wealth of his house,

he would be utterly despised.

8 We have a little sister,

and she has no breasts.

What shall we do for our sister

on the day when she is spoken for?

9 If she is a wall,

we will build on her a battlement of silver,

but if she is a door,

we will enclose her with boards of cedar.

10 I was a wall,

and my breasts were like towers;

then I was in his eyes

as one who finds peace.

7 Many waters cannot quench love,

Neither can the floods drown it:

If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,

It would utterly be contemned.

8 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 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace 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:

Then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.

7 Many waters cannot quench love,

nor can rivers drown it.

If a man tried to buy love

with all his wealth,

his offer would be utterly scorned.

8 We have a little sister

too young to have breasts.

What will we do for our sister

if someone asks to marry her?

9 If she is a virgin, like a wall,

we will protect her with a silver tower.

But if she is promiscuous, like a swinging door,

we will block her door with a cedar bar.

10 I was a virgin, like a wall;

now my breasts are like towers.

When my lover looks at me,

he is delighted with what he sees.

7 Many waters cannot quench love,

Nor can the floods drown it.

If a man would give for love

All the wealth of his house,

It would be utterly despised.

8 We have a little sister,

And she has no breasts.

What shall we do for our sister

In the day when she is spoken for?

9 If she is a wall,

We will build upon her

A battlement of silver;

And if she is a door,

We will enclose her

With boards of cedar.

10 I am a wall,

And my breasts like towers;

Then I became in his eyes

As one who found peace.

7 Even much water cannot put out the flame of love;

floods cannot drown love.

If a man offered everything in his house for love,

people would totally reject it.

8 We have a little sister,

and her breasts are not yet grown.

What should we do for our sister

on the day she becomes engaged?

9 If she is a wall,

we will put silver towers on her.

If she is a door,

we will protect her with cedar boards.

10 I am a wall,

and my breasts are like towers.

So I was to him,

as one who brings happiness.

7 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 hath no breasts:

What shall we do for our sister

In the day when she shall be spoken for?

9 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 the towers thereof

Then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.

7 Many waters cannot quench love, Neither do the floods drown it: Even if a man gave all the substance of his house for love, It would utterly be contemned.

8 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 If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar. 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers; Then was I in his eyes as one that findeth peace.

7 Raging water cannot extinguish love, 

and rivers will never wash it away. 

If a man exchanged all his family’s wealth for love, 

people would utterly despise him. 

8 We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. 

What will we do for our sister on the day she becomes engaged? 

9 If she is a wall, we will build a silver barrier around her. 

If she is a door, we will barricade her with cedar boards. 

10 I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. 

So he considers me to be one who has found peace.

7 Mighty waters cannot extinguish love;

rivers cannot sweep it away.

If a man were to give all his wealth for love,

it would be utterly scorned.

8 Our sister is young;

she has no breasts.

What will we do for our sister

on the day she is spoken for?

9 If she is a wall,

we will build a silver parapet on it.

If she is a door,

we will enclose it with cedar planks.

10 I am a wall

and my breasts like towers.

So in his eyes I have become

like one who finds peace.

7 Many waters cannot quench love,

neither can floods drown it.

If one offered for love

all the wealth of one’s house,

it would be utterly scorned.

8 We have a little sister,

and she has no breasts.

What shall we do for our sister,

on the day when she is spoken for?

9 If she is a wall,

we will build upon her a battlement of silver,

but if she is a door,

we will enclose her with boards of cedar.

10 I was a wall,

and my breasts were like towers;

then I was in his eyes

as one who brings peace.

7 Many waters cannot quench love;

rivers cannot sweep it away.

If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love,

he would be utterly scorned.

8 We have a little sister,

and she does not yet have any breasts.

What should we do for our sister

on the day when she is betrothed?

9 If she is a wall,

we will adorn her with a turret of silver;

but if she is a door,

we will barricade her with boards of cedar.

10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers,

so my betrothed viewed me with great delight.

7 “Many waters cannot quench love,

Nor will rivers overflow it;

If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,

It would be utterly despised.”

8 “We have a little sister,

And she has no breasts;

What shall we do for our sister

On the day when she is spoken for?

9 “If she is a wall,

We will build on her a battlement of silver;

But if she is a door,

We will barricade her with planks of cedar.”

10 “I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers;

Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.