Incline thine ear, O, my Daughter! For this is the Song of the _Bride_,
which containeth all the law and the “profits” of Matrimony.
I thank thee, O, my Beloved; for thou hast chosen me out of the
multitude of women that were _after_ thee.
Thou hast delivered me from spinsterhood and led me into the House of
Bondage.
Thy _brand_ is upon me!