“I have (A)taken off my dress,
How can I put it on again?
I have (B)washed my feet,
How can I dirty them again?
“My beloved extended his hand through the opening,
And my [a](C)feelings were aroused for him.
“I arose to open to my beloved;
And my hands (D)dripped with myrrh,
And my fingers with [b]liquid myrrh,
On the handles of the bolt.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:4 Lit bowels
  2. Song of Solomon 5:5 Lit passing