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The young woman:

10 I am a wall.
    My breasts are like strong towers.
So my lover is happy when he looks at me.

11 King Solomon had a vineyard in Baal Hamon.
    He allowed other people to take care of it.
    They each paid him 1,000 silver coins for its fruit.
12 But my own vineyard belongs to me alone.
    I take care of it myself.
You may keep the 1,000 silver coins, Solomon.
    And I will give 200 silver coins to those who take care of the fruit.

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She

10 I am a wall,
    and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
    like one bringing contentment.
11 Solomon had a vineyard(A) in Baal Hamon;
    he let out his vineyard to tenants.
Each was to bring for its fruit
    a thousand shekels[a](B) of silver.
12 But my own vineyard(C) is mine to give;
    the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
    and two hundred[b] are for those who tend its fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms; also in verse 12
  2. Song of Songs 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms