| 8:1 | If only you were my brother, one who nursed at my mother's breasts. If I saw you on the street, I would kiss you, and no one would look down on me. |
| 8:2 | I would lead you. I would bring you into my mother's house. (She is the one who was my teacher.) I would give you some spiced wine to drink, some juice squeezed from my pomegranates. |
| 8:3 | His left hand is under my head. His right hand caresses me. |
| 8:4 | Young women of Jerusalem, swear to me that you will not awaken love or arouse love before its proper time! |
| 8:5 | [The chorus of young women] Who is this young woman coming from the wilderness with her arm around her beloved? [Bride] Under the apple tree I woke you up. There your mother went into labor with you. There she went into labor and gave birth to you! |
| 8:6 | Wear me as a signet ring on your heart, as a ring on your hand. Love is as overpowering as death. Devotion is as unyielding as the grave. Love's flames are flames of fire, flames that come from the LORD. |
| 8:7 | Raging water cannot extinguish love, and rivers will never wash it away. If a man exchanged all his family's wealth for love, people would utterly despise him. |
| 8:8 | [The brothers] We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What will we do for our sister on the day she becomes engaged? |
| 8:9 | If she is a wall, we will build a silver barrier around her. If she is a door, we will barricade her with cedar boards. |
| 8:10 | [Bride] I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So he considers me to be one who has found peace. |
| 8:11 | Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He entrusted that vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring 25 pounds of silver in exchange for its fruit. |
| 8:12 | My own vineyard is in front of me. That 25 pounds is yours, Solomon, and 5 pounds go to those who take care of its fruit. |
| 8:13 | [Groom] Young woman living in the gardens, while your friends are listening to your voice, let me hear... |
| 8:14 | [Bride] Come away quickly, my beloved. Run like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. |
Song of Solomon 8 - God's Word Translation
