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Your left arm would be under my head,
    and your right arm would embrace me.

Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,
    not to awaken love until the time is right.[a]

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  1. 8:4 Or not to awaken love until it is ready.

Let his left hand be under my head,
    and let his right hand embrace me.

Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem,
    that you won’t awaken or arouse love
        before its proper time![a]

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  1. Song of Solomon 8:4 Lit. until it pleases