Let your fountainbe blessed,And rejoicein the wifeof your youth.
Should your springsbe dispersedabroad,Streamsof waterin the streets?
Let them be yours aloneAnd not for strangerswith you.
"Stolenwateris sweet;And bread[eaten] in secretis pleasant."
Enjoylifewith the womanwhomyou loveallthe daysof your fleetinglifewhichHe has givento you underthe sun; for thisis your rewardin lifeand in your toilin whichyou have laboredunderthe sun.
"A gardenlockedis my sister,[my] bride,A rockgardenlocked,a springsealedup.
"[You are] a gardenspring,A wellof freshwater,And streams[flowing] from Lebanon."
"Whena mantakesa newwife,he shall not goout with the armynorbe chargedwith anyduty;he shall be freeat homeoneyearand shall givehappinessto his wifewhomhe has taken.
