And his right hand support me!
4 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Neither to incite nor to excite my affection
Till it desires another love.
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SECTION V.
CHAPTER VIII. 5–14.
The Shulamite, released from the palace, returns to her native place with her beloved (5). On their way home they visit the spot where they had been first pledged to each other; and there they renew their vows (6, 7). On their arrival at the Shulamite’s home, her brothers are reminded of the promise they had made to reward their sister’s virtue (9, 10). The Shulamite mentions the greatness of her temptations, and her victory over them (11, 12). The shepherds visit her, to whom she declares, according to request, her unabated attachment to her beloved shepherd (13, 14).
THE COMPANIONS OF THE SHEPHERD.