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I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

¶ Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.

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Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(A)
    by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(B)

Who is this coming up from the wilderness(C)
    like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh(D) and incense
    made from all the spices(E) of the merchant?
Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,
    escorted by sixty warriors,(F)
    the noblest of Israel,

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