Song of Songs 2:1-7

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

2 I am a rose of Sharon,
    a lily of the valleys.^(A)

² As a lily among brambles,
    so is my love among maidens.

³ As an apple tree among the trees of the wood,
    so is my beloved among young men.
With great delight I sat in his shadow,
    and his fruit was sweet to my taste.^(B)
4 He brought me to the banqueting house,
    and his intention toward^[a] me was love.^(C)
5 Sustain me with raisins,
    refresh me with apples,
    for I am faint with love.^(D)
6 O that his left hand were under my head
    and that his right hand embraced me!^(E)
7 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
    by the gazelles or the wild does:
do not stir up or awaken love
    until it is ready!^(F)