Song of Solomon 1:15–2:7

He

15 How beautifuly you are, my darling!

Oh, how beautiful!

Your eyes are doves.z

She

16 How handsome you are, my beloved!a

Oh, how charming!

And our bed is verdant.

He

17 The beams of our house are cedars;b

our rafters are firs.

Shea

2 I am a roseb c of Sharon,d

a lilye of the valleys.

He

2 Like a lily among thorns

is my darling among the young women.

She

3 Like an applec tree among the trees of the forest

is my belovedf among the young men.

I delightg to sit in his shade,

and his fruit is sweet to my taste.h

4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall,i

and let his bannerj over me be love.

5 Strengthen me with raisins,

refresh me with apples,k

for I am faint with love.l

6 His left arm is under my head,

and his right arm embraces me.m

7 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge youn

by the gazelles and by the does of the field:

Do not arouse or awaken love

until it so desires.o