Footnotes

1. 2:1 Sharon is a place near the sea where there are many pretty wild flowers. The lily is also a pretty flower.
2. 2:2 The woman says that there is nothing special about her. But the man says that she is very special. She is more beautiful than all the other young women.
3. 2:3 Now the woman talks to her friends again.
4. 2:3 An apple tree would have been very special at that time. You would not expect to find one that was growing in a forest of other trees.