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42 lines
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# Chapter 3
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1 In my bed at night
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I sought the one I love;
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I sought him, but did not find him.
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2 I will arise now and go about the city,
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through the streets and the plazas.
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I will seek the one I love.
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I sought him, but did not find him.
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3 The guards who go about the city found me.
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I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”
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4 I had just passed them
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when I found the one I love.
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I held on to him and would not let him go
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until I brought him to my mother’s house—
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to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
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5 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
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by the gazelles and the wild does of the field,
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do not stir up or awaken love
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until the appropriate time.
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6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness
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like columns of smoke,
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scented with myrrh and frankincense
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from every fragrant powder of the merchant?
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7 Look! Solomon’s bed
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surrounded by sixty warriors
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from the mighty men of Israel.
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8 All of them are skilled with swords
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and trained in warfare.
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Each has his sword at his side
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to guard against the terror of the night.
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9 King Solomon made a carriage for himself
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with wood from Lebanon.
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10 He made its posts of silver,
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its back of gold,
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and its seat of purple.
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Its interior is inlaid with love
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by the young women of Jerusalem.
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11 Go out, young women of Zion,
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and gaze at King Solomon,
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wearing the crown his mother placed on him
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on the day of his wedding—
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the day of his heart’s rejoicing. |