The Chorus

“We have a little sister,
And she (A)has no breasts;
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?
If she is a wall,
We will build on her a battlement of silver;
But if she is a door,
We will barricade her with (B)planks of cedar.”

The Bride

10 “I was a wall, and (C)my breasts were like towers;
Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.

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We have a little sister,
    and she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister,
    on the day when she is spoken for?(A)
If she is a wall,
    we will build upon her a battlement of silver,
but if she is a door,
    we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
10 I was a wall,
    and my breasts were like towers;
then I was in his eyes
    as one who brings[a] peace.

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Footnotes

  1. 8.10 Or finds

Friends

We have a little sister,
    and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
    on the day she is spoken for?
If she is a wall,
    we will build towers of silver on her.
If she is a door,
    we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

She

10 I am a wall,
    and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
    like one bringing contentment.

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