My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

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My beloved is like a gazelle(A) or a young stag.(B)
    Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
    peering through the lattice.

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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

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For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
    and her speech is smoother than oil;(A)

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19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

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19 A loving doe, a graceful deer(A)
    may her breasts satisfy you always,
    may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

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