American King James Version
"I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. "
— Song Of Solomon 8:4, American King James Version
“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.”
“ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please. ”
“I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires. Friends”
“The Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem:“Do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!””
“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love till she please.”
“I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.”
“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.”
O that you were as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find you without, I would kiss you; yes, I should not be despised.
I would lead you, and bring you into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause you to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
Who is this that comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I raised you up under the apple tree: there your mother brought you forth: there she brought you forth that bore you. ¶
Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which has a most vehement flame.
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be scorned. ¶