¹⁰ I belong to my beloved,
    and his desire^(A) is for me.^(B)
11 Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside,
    let us spend the night in the villages.^[a]
12 Let us go early to the vineyards^(C)
    to see if the vines have budded,^(D)
if their blossoms^(E) have opened,
    and if the pomegranates^(F) are in bloom^(G)—
    there I will give you my love.
¹³ The mandrakes^(H) send out their fragrance,
    and at our door is every delicacy,
both new and old,
    that I have stored up for you, my beloved.^(I)

⁶ Place me like a seal over your heart,
    like a seal on your arm;
for love^(A) is as strong as death,
    its jealousy^[a](B) unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
    like a mighty flame.^[b]
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
    rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
    all the wealth of one’s house for love,
    it^[c] would be utterly scorned.^(C)