8 If only you were like a brother to me,
like^[a] one who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
If I found you outside I would kiss you,
and no one would view me with contempt.^[b]
2 I would lead you,
    I would bring you
to the house of my mother
    who used to teach me.
I would give you some spiced wine to drink,
    from the juice of my pomegranates.^[c]