1My derlyng yede doun in to his orcherd, to the gardyn of swete smellynge spices, that he be fed there in orcherdis, and gadere lilyes.

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Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 22:26, Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 22:26, Proverbs 11:15

2Y to my derlyng; and my derlyng, that is fed among the lilies, be to me.

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Proverbs 18:7, Proverbs 18:7, Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 12:13

3Mi frendesse, thou art fair, swete and schappli as Jerusalem, thou art ferdful as the scheltrun of oostis set in good ordre.

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James 4:10, James 4:10, Psalms 31:8, Psalms 31:8, 2 Chronicles 36:12

4Turne awei thin iyen fro me, for tho maden me to fle awei; thin heeris ben as the flockis of geet, that apperiden fro Galaad.

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Psalms 132:4, Psalms 132:4, Proverbs 6:10, Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 6:10

5Thi teeth as a flok of scheep, that stieden fro waischyng; alle ben with double lambren, `ether twynnes, and no bareyn is among tho. As the rynde of a pumgranate, so ben thi chekis, without thi priuytees.

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Psalms 91:3, Psalms 91:3, Psalms 124:7, Psalms 124:7, Proverbs 1:17

7Sixti ben queenys, and eiyti ben secundarie wyues; and of yong damesels is noon noumbre.

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Job 38:39, Job 39:12, Job 38:39, Job 39:12, Proverbs 30:27

8Oon is my culuer, my perfit spousesse, oon is to hir modir, and is the chosun of hir modir; the douytris of Syon sien hir, and prechiden hir moost blessid; queenys, and secundarie wyues preisiden hir.

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Proverbs 10:5, Proverbs 10:5, Proverbs 30:25, 1 Timothy 6:19, Proverbs 30:25

9Who is this, that goith forth, as the moreutid risynge, fair as the moone, chosun as the sunne, ferdful as the scheltrun of oostis set in good ordre?

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Proverbs 24:33, Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 24:33, Proverbs 24:34, Jeremiah 4:14

10Y cam doun in to myn orcherd, to se the applis of grete valeis, and to biholde, if vyneris hadden flourid, and if pumgranate trees hadden buriowned.

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Proverbs 24:33, Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 24:33, Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 6:6

11Y knew not; my soule disturblide me, for the charis of Amynadab.

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Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 20:4, Proverbs 24:34

12Turne ayen, turne ayen, thou Sunamyte; turne ayen, turne ayen, that we biholde thee. What schalt thou se in the Sunamyte, no but cumpenyes of oostis?

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Matthew 12:34, Proverbs 16:27, Proverbs 4:24, Matthew 12:34, Proverbs 16:27