^{15 Ref} Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

^{16 Ref} Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

¹⁷ Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

^{18 Ref} Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

^{19 Ref} 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.

^{20 Ref} And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

^{21 Ref} For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

^{15 Ref} Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.

^{16 Ref} Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

¹⁷ Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

^{18 Ref} Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

^{19 Ref} `As' a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.

^{20 Ref} For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

^{21 Ref} For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.