CHAP. II.
1 I Am the rose of Sharon, and the lilly of the val∣leys a 1.1.
2 As the lilly among the thorns b 1.2, so is my love a∣mong the daughters c 1.3.
3 As the apple-tree d 1.4 among the trees of the wood e 1.5, so is my beloved among the sons. † 1.6 I sat down under his shadow f 1.7 with great delight, and his fruit g 1.8 was sweet to my † 1.9 taste.
4 He brought me to the † 1.10 banqueting house h 1.11, and his banner over me i 1.12 was love k 1.13.
5 Stay me l 1.14 with flagons m 1.15, † 1.16 comfort me with apples n 1.17; for I am sick of love o 1.18.
6 * 1.19 His left hand ‖ 1.20 is under my head p 1.21, and his right hand ‖ 1.22 doth embrace me.
7 † 1.23 * 1.24 I charge you q 1.25, O ye daughters of Ierusa∣lem r 1.26, by the roes, and by the hinds s 1.27 of the field t 1.28, that ye stir not up, nor awake u 1.29 my love x 1.30, till he please y 1.31.
8 The voice of my beloved z 1.32! behold, he com∣eth a 1.33 leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills b 1.34.
9 * 1.35 My beloved is like a roe, or a ‖ 1.36 young hart c 1.37: behold he standeth behind our walk d 1.38, he looketh forth e 1.39 at the window f 1.40, † 1.41 shewing himself through the lattess.