Half of it he burns in the fire – over that half he cooks meat; he roasts a meal and fills himself. Yes, he warms himself and says, ‘Ah! I am warm as I look at the fire.’

whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,

For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil.

So they gathered it each morning, each person according to what he could eat, and when the sun got hot, it would melt.

my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:

Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?

you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.

A man uses it to make a fire; he takes some of it and warms himself. Yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Then he makes a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.

Look, they are like straw, which the fire burns up; they cannot rescue themselves from the heat of the flames. There are no coals to warm them, no firelight to enjoy.

All of them are blazing like an oven; they devour their rulers. All of their kings fall – and none of them call on me!

His servants advised him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, to take care of the king’s needs and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you and keep our master, the king, warm.”

He got up on the bed and spread his body out over the boy; he put his mouth on the boy’s mouth, his eyes over the boy’s eyes, and the palms of his hands against the boy’s palms. He bent down over him, and the boy’s skin grew warm.