| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1"Oh that you were like a brother to me Who nursed at my mother's breasts. If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you; No one would despise me, either. | 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. |
| 2"I would lead you and bring you Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me; I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates. | 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. |
| 3"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me." | 3Let his left hand be under my head, and let his right hand embrace me. |
| 4"I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases." | 4Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time! |
| 5"Who is this coming up from the wilderness Leaning on her beloved?" "Beneath the apple tree I awakened you; There your mother was in labor with you, There she was in labor and gave you birth. | 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. |
| 6"Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD. | 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. |
| 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." | 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. |
| 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? | 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? |
| 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." | 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. |
| 10"I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace. | 10I was a wall and my breasts were like towers. Then I became like one who finds peace in his eyes. |
| 11"Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit. | 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. |
| 12"My very own vineyard is at my disposal; The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon, And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit." | 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. |
| 13"O you who sit in the gardens, My companions are listening for your voice-- Let me hear it!" | 13You who sit in the gardens, companions are listening for your voice, but let me hear it. |
| 14"Hurry, my beloved, And be like a gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of spices." | 14Come quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. |
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