6  Set me ^has a seal upon your heart,

as a seal upon your arm,

for love is strong as death,

jealousy¹ is fierce as the grave.²

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

the very flame of the Lord.

7  Many waters cannot quench love,

neither can floods drown it.

If a man offered for love

all the wealth of his house,

he³ would be utterly despised.