| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1If only you were like a brother to me, like one who nursed at my mother's breasts. If I found you outside I would kiss you, and no one would view me with contempt. | 1 If only I could treat you like my brother, one who nursed at my mother's breasts, I would find you in public and kiss you, and no one would scorn me. |
| 2I would lead you, I would bring you to the house of my mother who used to teach me. I would give you some spiced wine to drink, from the juice of my pomegranates. | 2I would lead you, I would take you, to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink from my pomegranate juice. |
| 3Let his left hand be under my head, and let his right hand embrace me. | 3His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. |
| 4Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time! | 4Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you: do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time. Y |
| 5Who is this coming up from the desert, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother had gone into labor with you; there she went into labor and gave birth to you. | 5Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on the one she loves? W I awakened you under the apricot tree. There your mother conceived you; there she conceived and gave you birth. |
| 6Set me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, passion as intense as Sheol. The flames of love are flames of fire, a blaze that comes from the LORD. | 6Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death; ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol. Love's flames are fiery flames-- the fiercest of all. |
| 7Mighty bodies of water cannot extinguish love, rivers cannot put it out. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, he would surely be viewed with contempt. | 7Mighty 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. B |
| 8We have a little sister, and she has not yet reached maturity. What will we do for our sister to prepare her for her engagement? | 8Our sister is young; she has no breasts. What will we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for? |
| 9If she's a wall, on her we will build a battlement of silver. If she's a door, we will enclose her with planks of cedar. | 9If she is a wall, we will build a silver parapet on it. If she is a door, we will enclose it with cedar planks. W |
| 10I was a wall and my breasts were like towers. Then I became like one who finds peace in his eyes. | 10I am a wall and my breasts like towers. So in his eyes I have become like one who finds peace. |
| 11Solomon has a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers— each one is to bring 1,000 pieces of silver in exchange for its fruit. | 11Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased the vineyard to tenants. Each was to bring for his fruit 1,000 pieces of silver. |
| 12My vineyard belongs to me and is at my disposal. The 1,000 are for you, Solomon, and 200 are for those who take care of its fruit. | 12I have my own vineyard. The 1,000 are for you, Solomon, but 200 for those who guard its fruits. M |
| 13You who sit in the gardens, companions are listening for your voice, but let me hear it. | 13You who dwell in the gardens-- companions are listening for your voice-- let me hear you! W |
| 14Come quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. | 14Hurry to me, my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. |
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