5. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the does of the field,Do not stir up nor awaken loveUntil it pleases.
6. Who is this coming out of the wildernessLike pillars of smoke,Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,With all the merchant’s fragrant powders?
7. Behold, it is Solomon’s couch,With sixty valiant men around it,Of the valiant of Israel.
8. They all hold swords,Being expert in war.Every man has his sword on his thighBecause of fear in the night.
9. Of the wood of LebanonSolomon the KingMade himself a palanquin: