8:1  "Oh that you resembled 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.

8:2  "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.

8:3  "Let him place his left hand under my head And his right hand embrace me."

8:4  " I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not arouse or awaken my love Until he pleases."

8:5  " Who comes up from the wilderness Leaning on her beloved?" " Beneath the apple tree I awakened you; There your mother found herself in labor with you, There she found herself in labor and gave you birth.

8:6  "Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm For love proves as strong as death, Jealousy proves as severe as Sheol; Its flashes consist of flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD.

8:7  "Many waters cannot quench love, Nor will rivers overflow it; If a man would give all the riches of his house for love, It would receive scorn."

8:8  " We have a little sister, And she has no breasts; What shall we do for our sister On the day when someone speaks for her?

8:9  "If she resembles a wall, We will build on her a battlement of silver; But if she resembles a door, We will barricade her with planks of cedar."

8:10  " I resembled a wall, and my breasts resembled towers; Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.

8:11  "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.

8:12  "My very own vineyard I place my disposal; The thousand shekels I reserve for you, Solomon, And two hundred I reserve for those who take care of its fruit."

8:13  " O you who sit in the gardens, My companions listen for your voice--Let me hear it!"

8:14  " Hurry, my beloved, And run like a gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of spices."