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59 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.
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