Song of Solomon 8:3-4

The woman repeats her words from 2:6-7. If she were still a little girl, she could show love for her brother. But at that time, she could not show love to the man who would become her husband. Even when she became a young woman, she could not express love to him until the right time. There is a proper time for love. And she knew that she had to wait for that time. As she waited, she had to be careful about her behaviour with him. She could only marry him when the right time arrived. And only then did she have the opportunity to express her love to him completely.