Canticle of Canticles 2

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 I am a flower of Sharon,	1 I am a flower of Sharon,
2 As a lily among thorns,	2 As a lily among thorns,
3 As an apple tree among the trees of the woods,	3 As an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
4 He brings me into the banquet hall	4 He brings me into the banquet hall
5 Strengthen me with raisin cakes,	5 Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
6 His left hand is under my head	6 His left hand is under my head
7 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,	7 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,
8 Hark! my lover-here he comes	8 Hark! my lover-here he comes
9 My lover is like a gazelle	9 My lover is like a gazelle
10 My lover speaks; he says to me,	10 My lover speaks; he says to me,
11 "For see, the winter is past,	11 "For see, the winter is past,
12 The flowers appear on the earth,	12 The flowers appear on the earth,
13 The fig tree puts forth its figs,	13 The fig tree puts forth its figs,
14 "O my dove in the clefts of the rock,	14 "O my dove in the clefts of the rock,
15 Catch us the foxes, the little foxes	15 Catch us the foxes, the little foxes
16 My lover belongs to me and I to him;	16 My lover belongs to me and I to him;
17 Until the day breathes cool and the shadows lengthen,	17 Until the day breathes cool and the shadows lengthen,