18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

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18 May your fountain(A) be blessed,
    and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.(B)
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer(C)
    may her breasts satisfy you always,
    may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

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18 Let your (A)fountain be blessed,
    and (B)rejoice in (C)the wife of your youth,
19     a lovely (D)deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts (E)fill you at all times with delight;
    be intoxicated[a] always in her love.

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  1. Proverbs 5:19 Hebrew be led astray; also verse 20

18 Let your fountain be blessed,
and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.(A)
19 A loving deer, a graceful doe[a]
let her breasts always satisfy you;(B)
be lost in her love forever.

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  1. 5:19 Or graceful mountain goat

18 Let your (A)fountain be blessed,
And (B)rejoice in the (C)wife of your youth.
19 As a loving (D)hind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be [a]exhilarated always with her love.

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  1. Proverbs 5:19 Lit intoxicated