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[But weary from a day in the vineyards, I had already sought my rest] I had put off my garment—[a]how could I [again] put it on? I had washed my feet—how could I [again] soil them?(A)

My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my heart was moved for him.

I rose up to open for my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, and my fingers with liquid [sweet-scented] myrrh, [which he had left] upon the handles of the bolt.

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  1. Song of Solomon 5:3 In my weariness from earthly cares, do I hesitate to answer when the Divine Shepherd knocks at my door, and so turn Him from me?

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