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    His left hand cradles my head;
        his right embraces me.

    (to the young women) You of Jerusalem heed my warning.
    By the gazelles and deer of the field,
        I charge you not to excite your love until it is ready.
    Don’t stir a fire in your heart too soon, until it is ready to be satisfied.

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His left arm is under my head,
    and his right arm embraces me.(A)
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(B)
    by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(C)

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