⁸ I ^(A)adjure you, O ^(B)daughters of Jerusalem,
    if you find my beloved,
that you tell him
    ^(C)I am sick with love.

¹⁶ His ^(A)mouth^[a] is most sweet,
    and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
    O ^(B)daughters of Jerusalem.