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2:1 "I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys." 2:2 "Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens." 2:3 "Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. 2:4 "He has brought me to [his] banquet hall, And his banner over me is love. 2:5 "Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick. 2:6 "[Let] his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me." 2:7 "I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you will not arouse or awaken [my] love, Until she pleases." 2:8 "Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills! 2:9 "My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering through the lattice. 2:10 "My beloved responded and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along. 2:11 'For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over [and] gone. 2:12 'The flowers have [already] appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning [the vines], And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land. 2:13 'The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth [their] fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!'" 2:14 "O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your form, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your form is lovely." 2:15 "Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom." 2:16 "My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures [his flock] among the lilies. 2:17 "Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether."