4 Young women of Jerusalem, swear to methat you will not awaken loveor arouse love before its proper time!
5 Who is this young woman coming from the wildernesswith her arm around her beloved?Under the apple tree I woke you up.There your mother went into labor with you.There she went into laborand gave birth to you!
6 Wear me as a signet ring on your heart,as a ring on your hand.Love is as overpowering as death.Devotion is as unyielding as the grave.Love’s flames are flames of fire,flames that come from the Lord.
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.