1   Whyther is thy loue gone then O thou fairest among women? whyther is thy loue departed, and we wyll seke hym with thee?

2    ^noteMy loue is gone downe into his garden vnto the sweete smellyng beddes, that he may refreshe hym selfe in the garden, ∧ gather lilies.

3   My loue is myne, and I am his, which feedeth among the lilies.

4   Thou are beautifull O my loue as is [the place] Thirza, thou art faire as Hierusalem, fearefull as an armie of men with their banners.

5   Turne away thine eyes from me, for they ^note haue set me on fire: Thy heery lockes are lyke a flocke of goates shorne vpon the mount of Gilead.

6   Thy teeth are lyke a flocke of shorne sheepe which go out of the wasshyng place, where euery one beareth twinnes, and not one vnfruitfull among them.

7   Thy cheekes are like a peece of a pomegranate within thy lockes of heere. B    ^note

8   There are threescore queenes, fourescore wiues, and damselles without number.

9    ^noteOne is my doue, one is my dearlyng: She is the only beloued of her mother, and deare vnto her that bare her: When the daughters sawe her, they sayde she was blessed, yea the queenes ∧ wiues praysed her.

10   What is she this that loketh foorth as the mornyng, faire as the moone, cleare as the sunne, and fearfull as an armie of men with their banners?

11    ^noteI went downe into the nut garden to see what grewe by the brookes, and to loke yf the vineyarde florished, or yf the pomegranates were not foorth.

12   I knewe not that my soule had made me the charyot of the people that be vnder tribute.

13   Turne agayne turne agayne O thou perfect one, turne agayne turne agayne and we wyll loke vpon thee: What will ye see in the ^note Sulamite? She is lyke men of warre singing in a companie.

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