Song of Solomon 2:6-8

The Voice

⁶ His left hand cradles my head;
his right embraces me.

⁷    (to the young women) You of Jerusalem heed my warning.
    By the gazelles and deer of the field,
        I charge you not to excite your love until it is ready.
    Don’t stir a fire in your heart too soon, until it is ready to be satisfied.
⁸    I hear his voice! The voice of my love!
        Here he comes,
    Leaping over the mountains,
        bounding among the hills.