Holy Scripture

Song of Solomon 5:2

A church father on this verse
“According to the counsel of the apostle, the zealous person can do all things for the glory of God, so that every act and every word and every work has in it power of praise. Whether the just person eats or drinks, he does all for the glory of God. The heart of such a one watches when he is sleeping, according to him…”
Basil of Caesarea, 4th c. — HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 16:1 (PSALM 33)

Source: Septuagint

Original

2I sleep, but my heart is awake: The voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, My dove, my perfect one: For my head is filled with dew, And my locks with the drops of the night.

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1Let my kinsman come down into his garden, And eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; Yea, brethren, drink abundantly.

— Song of Solomon 5:2 —

3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them?

4My kinsman put forth his hand by the hole of the door, And my belly was moved for him.

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