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Chapter 3

Loss and Discovery

W(A) On my bed at night I sought him[a]
    whom my soul loves—
I sought him but I did not find him.
“Let me rise then and go about the city,[b]
    through the streets and squares;
Let me seek him whom my soul loves.”
    I sought him but I did not find him.
The watchmen found me,
    as they made their rounds in the city:
    “Him whom my soul loves—have you seen him?”

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Footnotes

  1. 3:1–5 See the parallel in 5:2–8.
  2. 3:2 The motif of seeking/finding here and elsewhere is used by later Christian and Jewish mystics to speak of the soul’s search for the divine.

All night long on my bed
    I looked(A) for the one my heart loves;
    I looked for him but did not find him.
I will get up now and go about the city,
    through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
    So I looked for him but did not find him.
The watchmen found me
    as they made their rounds in the city.(B)
    “Have you seen the one my heart loves?”

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