1 Chap. III. When on my nightly couch,

I still sought him whom my soul loveth;

I sought him, but found him not.

2 I must arise now and go about the city,

In the streets and in the squares;

I must seek him whom my soul loveth:

I sought him, but found him not.

3 The watchmen who patrol the city found me:

“Have you seen him whom my soul loveth?”

4 Scarcely had I passed them,