“Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.”
The watching eye: 'For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.' The theological foundation for the entire discourse appears now: God sees everything. 'In full view of the LORD' (b'enei YHWH) indicates divine omniscience. 'Examines all his paths' (v'kol orach otah yafin) suggests divine scrutiny. The young man cannot hide; God sees his thoughts, desires, and actions. This is not meant as mere intimidation but as perspective: the young man's choices matter not just socially or to himself but in relation to God. The awareness that one is always in God's sight should reshape desire and choice.
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