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No amount of water can quench love,
torrents cannot drown it.
If someone gave all the wealth in his house for love,
he would gain only utter contempt.

[Chorus]

We have a little sister;
her breasts are still unformed.
What are we to do with our sister
when she is asked for in marriage?
If she is a wall,
we will build on her a palace of silver;
and if she is a door,
we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

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