1Mi derlyng, come in to his gardyn, to ete the fruyt of hise applis. Mi sister spousesse, come thou in to my gardyn. Y have rope my myrre, with my swete smellynge spices; Y haue ete an hony combe, with myn hony; Y haue drunke my wyn, with my mylk. Frendis, ete ye, and drynke; and derewortheste frendis, be ye fillid greetli.

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Proverbs 22:17, Proverbs 22:17, Proverbs 4:20, Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 4:20

2Y slepe, and myn herte wakith. The vois of my derlyng knockynge; my sister, my frendesse, my culuer, my spousesse vnwemmed, opene thou to me; for myn heed is ful of dew, and myn heeris ben ful of dropis of niytis.

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Proverbs 16:23, Malachi 2:6, Malachi 2:7, Proverbs 15:7, Proverbs 16:23

3I have vnclothid me of my coote; hou schal Y be clothid ther ynne? I haue waische my feet; hou schal Y defoule tho?

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Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 7:21, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 7:5

4Mi derlyng putte his hond bi an hoole; and my wombe tremblide at the touchyng therof.

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Ecclesiastes 7:26, Ecclesiastes 7:26, Psalms 55:21, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 55:21

5Y roos, for to opene to my derlyng; myn hondis droppiden myrre, and my fyngris weren ful of myrre moost preued.

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Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 2:18, Proverbs 2:19, Proverbs 2:18

6Y openede the wiket of my dore to my derlyng; and he hadde bowid awei, and hadde passid. My soule was meltid, as the derlyng spak; Y souyte, and Y foond not hym; Y clepide, and he answerde not to me.

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Proverbs 4:26, Proverbs 4:26, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 16:11, Proverbs 30:20

7Keperis that cumpassiden the citee founden me; thei smytiden me, and woundiden me; the keperis of wallis token awey my mentil.

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Proverbs 4:1, Proverbs 4:1, Proverbs 3:21, Proverbs 4:21, Proverbs 7:24

8Ye douytris of Jerusalem, Y biseche you bi an hooli thing, if ye han founde my derlyng, that ye telle to hym, that Y am sijk for loue.

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Proverbs 7:25, Proverbs 7:25, Ephesians 5:11, Ephesians 5:11, Proverbs 4:15

9A! thou faireste of wymmen, of what manner condicioun is thi derlyng `of the louede? of what manner condicioun is thi derling of a derling? for thou hast bisouyt vs bi an hooli thing.

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Nehemiah 13:26, Nehemiah 13:26, Hosea 4:13, Hosea 4:14, Hosea 4:13

10My derling is whyt and rodi; chosun of thousyndis.

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Hosea 7:9, Proverbs 6:35, Proverbs 31:3, Hosea 7:9, Proverbs 6:35

11His heed is best gold; hise heeris ben as the bowis of palm trees, and ben blake as a crowe.

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Romans 6:21, Romans 6:21, Revelation 22:15, Revelation 22:15, Hebrews 13:4

12Hise iyen ben as culueris on the strondis of watris, that ben waischid in mylk, and sitten besidis fulleste ryueris.

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Proverbs 12:1, Proverbs 12:1, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 1:22

13Hise chekis ben as gardyns of swete smellynge spices, set of oynement makeris; hise lippis ben lilies, droppynge doun the best myrre.

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Hebrews 13:7, Luke 15:18, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, Hebrews 13:7, Luke 15:18

14Hise hondis ben able to turne aboute, goldun, and ful of iacynctis; his wombe is of yuer, ourned with safiris.

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Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 13:20, 2 Peter 2:10, 2 Peter 2:18, 2 Peter 2:10

15Hise lippis ben pilers of marble, that ben foundid on foundementis of gold; his schapplinesse is as of the Liban, he is chosun as cedris.

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1 Corinthians 7:2, 1 Corinthians 7:5, 1 Corinthians 7:2, 1 Corinthians 7:5, Hebrews 13:4

16His throte is moost swete, and he is al desirable. Ye douytris of Jerusalem, siche is my derlyng, and this is my freend.

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Psalms 128:3, Psalms 128:3, Psalms 127:3, Psalms 127:3, Genesis 24:60

17Thou faireste of wymmen, whidur yede thi derlyng? whidur bowide thi derlyng? and we schulen seke hym with thee.

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