8 If only I could treat you like my brother,^[a]
one who nursed at my mother’s breasts,
I would find you in public and kiss you,
and no one would scorn me.

¹⁶ Gather the people;
sanctify the congregation;^(A)
assemble the aged;^[a](B)
gather the children,
even those nursing at the breast.
Let the groom leave his bedroom,^(C)
and the bride her honeymoon chamber.