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The young woman continues to speak to her lover.
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## Surging waters cannot quench love ##
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Love is so strong that it is like a fire that is so hot that it cannot be put out even with an ocean full of water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Surging waters ##
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"Oceans of water" or "Huge amounts of water"
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## cannot quench ##
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"cannot extinguish" or "cannot put out"
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## nor can floods sweep it away ##
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Love never changes and always stays the same so it is like something that not even a powerful flood can move. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## floods ##
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In Israel, water from the rain flows into deep and narrow valleys. This creates a flood of water so powerful that it can move huge boulders and trees. Even today, floods sometimes sweep away very strong bridges.
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## sweep it away ##
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"carry it away" or "wash it away"
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## If a man gave...the offer would utterly be despised ##
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"Even if a man...he would be utterly despised." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
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## all the possessions in his house ##
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"everything he owns"
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## for love ##
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"in order to get love" or "in order to buy love"
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## the offer would utterly be despised ##
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"people would completely despise him" or "people would harshly ridicule him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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