8:1 巴不得你像我的兄弟，像吃我母親奶的兄弟；我在外頭遇見你就與你親嘴，誰也不輕看我。
8:2 我必引導你，領你進我母親的家；我可以領受教訓，也就使你喝石榴汁釀的香酒。
8:3 他的左手必在我頭下；他的右手必將我抱住。
8:4 耶路撒冷的眾女子啊，我囑咐你們：不要驚動、不要叫醒我所親愛的，等他自己情願（不要叫醒……情願：或譯不要激動愛情，等它自發）。
8:2 我必引導你，領你進我母親的家；我可以領受教訓，也就使你喝石榴汁釀的香酒。
8:3 他的左手必在我頭下；他的右手必將我抱住。
8:4 耶路撒冷的眾女子啊，我囑咐你們：不要驚動、不要叫醒我所親愛的，等他自己情願（不要叫醒……情願：或譯不要激動愛情，等它自發）。
If only you were to me like a
brother,
who was nursed at my mother’s breasts!
Then, if I found you outside,
I would kiss you,
and no one would despise me.
2 I would lead you
and bring you to my mother’s house—
she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the nectar of my pomegranates.
3 His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.
4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
who was nursed at my mother’s breasts!
Then, if I found you outside,
I would kiss you,
and no one would despise me.
2 I would lead you
and bring you to my mother’s house—
she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the nectar of my pomegranates.
3 His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.
4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
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女子述說自己期盼男子愛她，與她有親密的關係。但是，她又知道自己該有的分際，所以說：「巴不得你像我的兄弟，像吃我母親奶的兄弟；我在外頭遇見你就與你親嘴，誰也不輕看我。」
然而在她的心中的想法，希望男子自己主動來愛她，所以對她的朋友說：「耶路撒冷的眾女子啊，我囑咐你們：不要驚動、不要叫醒我所親愛的，等他自己情願。」
我們看見女子不受情慾的影響而失去分際，同樣我們的生命也應以上帝為中心，不是以自己的情慾為中心。所以，我們應該以上帝的喜悅為我們行為的依歸，凡事都以此為目的。
