9
If she is a wall,
we will build a silver parapet on it.
If she is a door,
we will enclose it with cedar planks.(a)(A)
10
W I am(b) a wall
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.(c)

Footnotes:

a. Song of Solomon 8:9: Vv. 8-9 may record what the girl’s brothers used to say.
c. Song of Solomon 8:10: In Hb, the word for peace sounds similar to Solomon and Shulammite.

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