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The woman speaking to herself
3 At night while I lay on my bed,
I searched for the man who I love.
I searched for him,
but could not find him.
2 So I said to myself,
“I will get up now and walk around the city,
through the streets and plazas,
to search for the man who I love.”
So I got up and went out to search for him,
but I could not find him.
3 The city watchmen saw me
while they were walking around the city.
I asked them,
“Have you seen the man who I love?”
4 As soon as I walked past them,
I found the man who I love.
I clung to him and would not release my hold on him
until I brought him to my mother’s house,
to the bedroom of my mother who had conceived me.
The
5 You young women of Jerusalem,
I want you to solemnly promise me, while the female gazelles and female deer are listening,
that you will not cause people to love romantically
until it is the right time.
The
6 Look! See what is coming up from the dry and uninhabited area.
Look at what is stirring up dust like clouds of smoke
and like billows of smoke from burning myrrh and incense
which are from the fragrant powders imported by traveling traders!
7 Look! Solomon has sent his portable royal chair
and it is surrounded by sixty bodyguards
chosen from the greatest soldiers in Israel.
8 They all have swords
and they all know how to use them.
Each one has his sword strapped to his side
and is prepared to defend against dangers that might occur during the night.
9 King Solomon commanded his servants to make that royal portable chair for him;
it was made with wood from Lebanon.
10 The canopy that covered it was held up by posts made with silver,
and the base of the palanquin was made with gold.
The seat was covered with purple cloth
and the inside of the palanquin was lovingly decorated by the women of Jerusalem.
11 You young women of Jerusalem,
come and look at King Solomon
wearing the headdress that his mother put on his head
on the day when he was married,
on the day when he was very happy.
The