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I opened for my lover—
    but my lover had turned and gone!
    At his leaving, my soul sank.
I sought him, but I did not find him;
    I called out after him, but he did not answer me.[a]

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  1. 5:6 The motif of the locked-out lover is common in classical Greek and Latin poetry.

I opened for my beloved,(A)
    but my beloved had left; he was gone.(B)
    My heart sank at his departure.[a]
I looked(C) for him but did not find him.
    I called him but he did not answer.

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  1. Song of Songs 5:6 Or heart had gone out to him when he spoke