The Church finding Christ not in dark ignorance nor in philosophy but by his revealing himself to her, holdeth him for ever: 4. even till the Jews shall at last also find him. 5. Christ speaketh as before ch. 2. v. 7. 6. The Church of Christ admireth her own conversion from Gentility, now full of good works. 7. She also professeth that the ascending to eternal rest, is by fighting manfully, in observing the ten commandments, in the six days of this life: 10. even to blood, if need be, which is the highest degree of charity. 11. And inviteth all others to come unto Christ, who in the flesh which he took of his mother, was crowned in heaven after his Passion.The Church finding Christ not in darke ignorance nor in philosophie but by his reueiling himselfe to her, holdeth him for euer: 4. euen til the Iewes shal at last also find him. 5. Christ speaketh as before ch. 2. v. 7. 6. The Church of Christ admireth her owne conuersion from Gentilitie, now ful of good workes. 7. She also professeth that the ascending to eternal rest, is by fighting manfully, in obseruing the ten commandments, in the six dayes of this life: 10. euen to bloud, if nede be, which is the highest degree of charitie. 11. And inuiteth al others to come vnto Christ, who in the flesh which he tooke of his mother, was crowned in heauen after his Passion.✦
In my little bed in the nights I have sought him, whom my soul loveth, I have sought him; and have not found.IN a my litle bed in the nightes I haue sought him, whom my soule loueth, I haue sought him; and haue not found.In lectulo meo, per noctes, quæsivi quem diligit anima mea : quæsivi illum, et non inveni.
2I will rise, and will go about the city: by the streets and high ways, I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I have sought him, and have not found.I wil rise, and wil goe about the citie: by the streates and high waies, I wil seeke him whom my soule loueth: I haue sought him, and haue not found.Surgam, et circuibo civitatem : per vicos et plateas quæram quem diligit anima mea : quæsivi illum, et non inveni.
3The watchmen which keep the city found me; Have you seen him, whom my soul loveth.The watchmen which kepe the citie found me; Haue you seene him, whom my soule loueth.Invenerunt me vigiles qui custodiunt civitatem : Num quem diligit anima mea vidistis ?
4When I had a little passed by them, I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him: neither will I let him go, till I bring him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that bare me.When I had a litle passed by them, I found him whom my soule loueth: I held him: neither wil I let him goe, til I bring him into b my mothers house, and into the chamber of her that bare me.Paululum cum pertransissem eos, inveni quem diligit anima mea : tenui eum, nec dimittam, donec introducam illum in domum matris meæ, et in cubiculum genetricis meæ.
5I adjure you O daughters of Jerusalem by the roes, and the harts of the fields, that you raise not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till herself will.c I adiure you ô daughters of Ierusalem by the roes, and the hartes of the fildes, that you rayse not vp, nor make the beloued to awake, til herselfe wil.<Sponsus>Adjuro vos, filiæ Jerusalem, per capreas cervosque camporum, ne suscitetis, neque evigilare faciatis dilectam, donec ipsa velit.
6What is she, that ascendeth by the desert, as a little rod of smoke of the aromatical spices of myrrh, and frankincense, and of all powder of the pigmentarii: a druggist or pharmacist; a perfumer, a maker of aromatic spices and powders?d What is she, that ascendeth by the desert, as a litle rod of smoke of e the aromatical spices of myrrhe, and frankincense, & of al powder of the apothecharie?<Chorus>Quæ est ista quæ ascendit per desertum sicut virgula fumi ex aromatibus myrrhæ, et thuris, et universi pulveris pigmentarii ?
7Behold threescore valiants of the most valiant of Israel, ambiunt: a navigational instrument; surround, encircle, go around the little bed of Salomon:f Behold threescore valiants of the most valiant of Israel, compasse the litle bed of Salomon:En lectulum Salomonis sexaginta fortes ambiunt ex fortissimis Israël,
8all holding swords, and most cunning to battles: every man's sword upon his thigh for fears by night.al holding swordes, and most cunning to battels: euerie mans sword vpon his thigh for feares by night.omnes tenentes gladios, et ad bella doctissimi : uniuscujusque ensis super femur suum propter timores nocturnos.
9King Salomon hath made him a portable throne of the wood of Libanus:King Salomon hath made him a portable throne of the wood of Libanus:Ferculum fecit sibi rex Salomon de lignis Libani ;
10the pillars thereof he hath made of silver, the seat of gold, the going up of purple: the midst he hath paved with charity for the daughters of Jerusalem.the pillers therof he hath made of siluer, the seate of gold, the going vp g of purple: the middes he hath paued with h charitie for the daughters of Ierusalem.columnas ejus fecit argenteas, reclinatorium aureum, ascensum purpureum ; media caritate constravit, propter filias Jerusalem.
11Go forth ye daughters of Sion, and see king Salomon in the diadem, wherewith his mother hath crowned him in the day of his desponsationis: betrothal, espousal, wedding, and in the day of the joy of his heart.i Goe forth ye daughters of Sion, and see king Salomon in k the diademe, wherewith his mother hath crowned him in the day of his despousing, and in the day of the ioy of his heart.Egredimini et videte, filiæ Sion, regem Salomonem in diademate quo coronavit illum mater sua in die desponsationis illius, et in die lætitiæ cordis ejus.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.