Song Of Solomon 8:5-14

Song Of Solomon 8:5-14

[5] Who is this that cometh up  from the wilderness,  leaning  upon her beloved?  I raised  thee up under the apple tree:  there thy mother  brought thee forth:  that bare  [6] Set  me as a seal  upon thine heart,  as a seal  upon thine arm:  for love  is strong  as death;  jealousy  is cruel  as the grave:  the coals  of fire,  which hath a most vehement flame.  [7] Many  waters  cannot  quench  love,  neither can the floods  drown  it: if a man  would give  all the substance  of his house  for love,  it would utterly  [8] We have a little  sister,  and she hath no breasts:  what shall we do  for our sister  in the day  when she shall be spoken for?  [9] If she be a wall,  we will build  upon her a palace  of silver:  and if she be a door,  we will inclose  her with boards  of cedar.  [10] I am a wall,  and my breasts  like towers:  then was I in his eyes  as one that found  favour.  [11] Solomon  had a vineyard  at Baalhamon;  he let out  the vineyard  unto keepers;  every one  for the fruit  thereof was to bring  a thousand  pieces of silver.  [12] My vineyard,  which is mine, is before  me: thou, O Solomon,  must have a thousand,  and those that keep  the fruit  thereof two hundred.  [13] Thou that dwellest  in the gardens,  the companions  hearken  to thy voice:  cause me to hear  [14] Make haste,  my beloved,  and be thou like  to a roe  or to a young  hart  upon the mountains  of spices.