5:1 [] Hlqon eiV ton khpon mou, adelfh mou, numfh× etrughsa thn smurnan mou meta twn arwmatwn mou× efagon thn khrhqran mou meta tou melitoV mou× epion ton oinon mou meta tou galaktoV mou× Fagete, filoi× piete, nai, piete afqonwV, agaphtoi.

5:2 [] Egw koimwmai, all' h kardia mou agrupnei× fwnh tou agaphtou mou× krouei× Anoixon moi, adelfh mou, agaphth mou, peristera mou, amwmhte mou× dioti h kefalh mou egemisen apo drosou, oi bostrucoi mou apo yekadwn thV nuktoV.

5:3 Exeduqhn ton citwna mou× pwV na enduqw auton; eniya touV podaV mou× pwV qelw molunei autouV;

5:4 O agaphtoV mou eishxe thn ceira autou dia thV truphV thV quraV, kai ta splagcna mou etaracqhsan di' auton.

5:5 Egw eshkwqhn dia na anoixw eiV ton agaphton mou× kai ai ceireV mou estazon smurnan, kai oi daktuloi mou smurnan stalakthn, epi taV labaV tou moclou.

5:6 Egw hnoixa eiV ton agaphton mou× all' o agaphtoV mou esurqh, efugen× h yuch mou elipoqumhsen eiV ton logon autou× ezhthsa auton kai den eurhka auton, efwnhsa auton kai den moi apekriqh.

5:7 Me eurhkan oi fulakeV oi periercomenoi thn polin, me ektuphsan, me eplhgwsan× oi fulakeV twn teicwn afhresan ap' emou to imation mou.

5:8 SaV orkizw, qugatereV Ierousalhm, ean eurhte ton agaphton mou, Ti qelete eipei proV auton; Oti eimai tetrwmenh upo agaphV.

5:9 [] Ti diaferei allou agaphtou o agaphtoV sou, w wraia metaxu twn gunaikwn; ti diaferei allou agaphtou o agaphtoV sou, kai wrkisaV hmaV outwV;

5:10 O agaphtoV mou einai leukoV kai eruqroV, diakrinomenoV metaxu muriadwn×

5:11 H kefalh autou einai crusion dedokimasmenon, oi plokamoi autou kladoi foinikwn, melaneV wV korax×

5:12 oi ofqalmoi autou wV peristerwn epi twn ruakwn twn udatwn, leloumenoi en galakti, kaqhmenoi wV liqoi enqesewV×

5:13 Ai siagoneV autou wV prasiai arwmatwn, wV alwnia futwn mureyikwn× ta ceilh autou wV krina, stazonta smurnan stalakthn×

5:14 Ai ceireV autou daktulidia crusa, peplhrwmena me bhrullion× h koilia autou elefantinon tecnourghma, perikekosmhmenon me sapfeirouV×

5:15 ai knhmai autou stuloi marmarinoi, esthrigmenoi epi basewn kaqarou crusiou× to eidoV autou wV LibanoV× exocoV wV kedroi.