Make no oath to torture me, my love,
for how I will turn you away.
But if you reject me, immediately kill me;
if you don’t, I am your slave.
Joseph ben Tanchum ha-Yerushalmi (ca. 1261 - before 1330) Israel
Translated by Dr. Hayim Y. Sheynin
Source: Medieval Hebrew Poetry
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