אָ֧ז נִדְבְּר֛וּ יִרְאֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וַיַּקְשֵׁ֤ב יְהוָה֙ וַיִּשְׁמָ֔ע וַ֠יִּכָּתֵב סֵ֣פֶר זִכָּר֤וֹן לְפָנָיו֙ לְיִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י שְׁמֽוֹ׃
Noon ay nag-usap ang mga may takot sa Walang-Hanggan, bawat isa sa kanyang kapwa; at nakinig ang Walang-Hanggan at narinig Niya, at isinulat sa harap Niya ang isang aklat ng alaala para sa mga may takot sa Walang-Hanggan at para sa mga nagbubulay-bulay sa Kanyang pangalan.
Song of Songs
[And Israel replies:] My Beloved has gone down to His garden [(He has commanded us to rebuild His sanctuary, and He will be there with us)], [He has gone down] to the beds of spices [(where the incense is burned.) And He has further gone down] to graze [His flock] in the "gardens" [of exile whither they are dispersed, to repose His Shechinah in the synagogues and the study halls] and to gather "lilies" [i.e., to savor their Torah converse, viz. Malachi 3:16. And, as to your wishing to seek Him with us],