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| 8:1 | O that thou wert as my brother that sucked the brests of my mother, when I should find thee without, I would kisse thee, yet I should not be despised. |
| 8:2 | I would leade thee, and bring thee into my mothers house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drinke of spiced wine, of the iuice of my pomegranate. |
| 8:3 | His left hand should be vnder my head, and his right hand should embrace me. |
| 8:4 | I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, that ye stirre not vp, nor awake my loue vntill he please. |
| 8:5 | (Who is this that commeth vp from the wildernesse, leaning vpon her beloued?) I raised thee vp vnder the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth, there she brought thee forth, that bare thee. |
| 8:6 | Set mee as a seale vpon thine heart, as a seale vpon thine arme: for loue is strong as death, iealousie is cruel as the graue: the coales thereof are coales of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. |
| 8:7 | Many waters cannot quench loue, neither can the floods drowne it: if a man would giue all the substance of his house for loue, it would vtterly be contemned. |
| 8:8 | We haue a litle sister, and shee hath no breasts: what shall we doe for our sister, in the day when she shall bee spoken for? |
| 8:9 | If she be a wall, we will build vpon her a palace of siluer: and if she bee a dore, we will inclose her with boards of Cedar. |
| 8:10 | I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found fauour. |
| 8:11 | Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon, hee let out the vineyard vnto keepers: euery one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of siluer. |
| 8:12 | My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou (O Solomon) must haue a thousand, and those that keepe the fruit thereof, two hundred. |
| 8:13 | Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to heare it. |
| 8:14 | Make haste, my beloued, and be thou like to a Roe, or to a yong Hart vpon the mountaines of spices. |
| 8:1 | O that I might finde thee without and kisse thee, whom I loue as my brother whiche suckt my mothers brestes, and that thou shalt not be dispised |
| 8:2 | I wyll leade thee and bryng thee into my mothers house, that thou myghtest teache me, and that I myght geue thee drynke of the spiced wine, and of the sweete sappe of my pomegranates |
| 8:3 | His left hande shalbe vnder my head, and his ryght hande shall imbrace me |
| 8:4 | I charge you O ye daughters of Hierusalem that ye wake not vp my loue, nor touche her, tyll she be content her selfe |
| 8:5 | (What is she this that cometh vp from the wildernesse, and leaneth vpon her loue?) I wake thee vp among the apple trees where thy mother conceaued thee, where thy mother I say brought thee into the worlde |
| 8:6 | O set me as a seale vpon thine heart, and as a seale vpon thine arme: for loue is myghtie as the death, and gelousie as the hell |
| 8:7 | Her coales are coales of fire, and a very vehement flambe of the Lorde: so that many waters are not able to quenche loue, neither may the streames drowne it: Yea yf a man woulde geue all the good of his house for loue, he shoulde count it nothyng |
| 8:8 | Our sister is but young and hath no brestes: what shall we do for our sister when she shalbe spoken for |
| 8:9 | If she be a wall, we shall builde a siluer bulwarke thervpon: yf she be a doore, we shall fasten her with boordes of Cedar tree |
| 8:10 | I am a wall, and my brestes lyke towres, then was I as one that hath founde fauour in his syght |
| 8:11 | Solomon hath a vineyarde at BaalHamon: and this vineyarde deliuered he vnto the kepers, that euery one for the fruite therof shoulde geue hym a thousande peeces of siluer |
| 8:12 | My vineyarde which is myne, is in my syght: thou (O Solomon) must haue a thousande, and the kepers two hundred, which kepe the fruite |
| 8:13 | Thou that dwellest in the gardens, O let me heare thy voyce, that my companions may hearken to the same |
| 8:14 | O get thee away my loue, and be as a roe or a young hart vpon the sweete smellyng mountaynes |
| 8:1 | Oh that thou werest as my brother that sucked the brestes of my mother: I would finde thee without, I would kisse thee, then they should not despise thee. |
| 8:2 | I will leade thee and bring thee into my mothers house: there thou shalt teache me: and I will cause thee to drinke spiced wine, and newe wine of the pomegranate. |
| 8:3 | His left hand shalbe vnder mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me. |
| 8:4 | I charge you, O daughters of Ierusale, that you stir not vp, nor waken my loue, vntil she please. |
| 8:5 | (Who is this that commeth vp out of the wildernesse, leaning vpon her welbeloued?) I raysed thee vp vnder an apple tree: there thy mother conceiued thee: there she coceiued that bare thee. |
| 8:6 | Set mee as a seale on thine heart, and as a signet vpon thine arme: for loue is strong as death: ielousie is cruel as the graue: the coles thereof are fierie coles, and a vehement flame. |
| 8:7 | Much water can not quench loue, neither can the floods drowne it: If a man should giue all the substance of his house for loue, they would greatly contemne it. |
| 8:8 | Wee haue a litle sister, and she hath no breastes: what shall we do for our sister when she shalbe spoken for? |
| 8:9 | If shee be a wall, we will builde vpon her a siluer palace: and if she be a doore, we wil keepe her in with bordes of cedar. |
| 8:10 | I am a wall, and my breasts are as towres: then was I in his eyes as one that findeth peace. |
| 8:11 | Salomon had a vine in Baal-hamon: hee gaue the vineyarde vnto keepers: euery one bringeth for ye fruite thereof a thousand pieces of siluer. |
| 8:12 | But my vineyarde which is mine, is before me: to thee, O Salomon appertaineth a thousand pieces of siluer, and two hundreth to them that keepe the fruite thereof. |
| 8:13 | O thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken vnto thy voyce: cause me to heare it. |
| 8:14 | O my welbeloued, flee away, and be like vnto the roe, or to the yong harte vpon ye mountaines of spices. |
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