5.18.2021

no river can sweep it away

5    There, beneath the apricot tree, 
your mother conceived you, 
there you were born. 
In that very place, I awakened you. 
 
6     Bind me as a seal upon your heart, 
a sign upon your arm, 
 
for love is as fierce as death, 
its jealousy bitter as the grave. 
Even its sparks are a raging fire, 
a devouring flame. 
 
7     Great seas cannot extinguish love, 
no river can sweep it away. 
 
If a man tried to buy love 
with all the wealth of his house, 
he would be despised. 
 
[Song of Songs 8:5-7]

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