6 Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm; for strong as death is love; violent like the nether world is jealousy; its heat is the heat of fire, a flame of God.7 Many waters are not able to quench love, nor can the rivers flood it away: if a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, men would utterly despise him.

9 Thou hast ravished my heart, O my sister, my bride; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thy eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

2 Oh that he might kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for thy caresses are more pleasant than wine.3 To the smell are thy fragrant oils pleasant, like precious oil poured forth is thy name famous afar: therefore do maidens love thee.

15 Lo, thou art beautiful, my beloved: lo, thou art beautiful: thy eyes are those of a dove.16 Lo, thou art beautiful, my friend, also pleasant: also our couch is made in the green wood.

18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help suitable for him.

22 And the Lord God formed the rib which he had taken from the man into a woman, and brought her unto the man.23 And the man said, This time it is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; this shall be called Woman, Ishah, because out of Man Ishi was this one taken.24 Therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they become one flesh.

22 Whoso hath found a wife hath found happiness, and hath obtained favor from the Lord.

18 Thy fountain will be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth,19 The lovely gazelle and the graceful chamois: let her bosom satisfy thee abundantly at all times; with her love be thou ravished continually.20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of an alien woman?

9 Two are better than one; because they will have a good reward for their toil.10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to the single one that falleth; for he hath no companion to lift him up.11 Also, if two lie together, then will they become warm; but how can one person alone become warm?12 And if a man could overpower him, the single one, two would stand up against him: and a threefold cord cannot quickly be torn asunder.

15 And not one doth so who hath a remnant of a good spirit; for what desireth such a one? he seeketh to possess a godly posterity: therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none of you deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any public business: he shall be free for his house one year, and shall cheer up his wife whom he hath taken.