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Admiration by the Bridegroom

“How beautiful are your feet in sandals,O ^aprince’s daughter!The curves of your hips are like jewels,The work of the hands of an artist.2 “Your navel is a round gobletWhich never lacks mixed wine.Your belly is like a heap of wheatSurrounded with lilies.3 “Your ^atwo breasts are like two fawns,The twins of a gazelle.4 “Your ^aneck is like a tower of ivory,Your eyes the sparkling pools of ^bHeshbonBy the gate of Bath-rabbim.Your nose is like the tower of LebanonWhich looks toward Damascus.5 “Your head crowns you like Mount ^aCarmel,And the flowing hair of your head like purple threads;I, the king, am held captive by your ¹tresses.6 “How ^abeautiful and how delightful you are,My love, with all your delights!7 “Your stature is like that of a palm treeAnd your breasts like its clusters of dates.8 “I said, ‘I will climb the palm tree;I will grasp its branches.Let your breasts be like clusters of the grapevine,And the fragrance of your breath like ^aapples,9 And your ^akisses like the best wine!’”(The Shulammite Bride)“It ^bgoes down smoothly and sweetly for my beloved,Gliding gently over his lips while he sleeps.

The Union of Love

10 “^aI am my beloved’s,And his ^bdesire is for me. John 10:2811 “Come, my beloved, let us go out into the country,Let us spend the night in the villages. Luke 14:3312 “Let us go out early to the vineyards;Let us ^asee whether the vine has buddedAnd its blossoms have opened,And whether the pomegranates have flowered.There I will give you my love.13 “The ^amandrakes give forth fragrance,And over our doors are all kinds of ^bchoice fruits,Both new and old,Which I have saved up for you, my beloved.

“¹How beautiful are your ²feet in sandals,O ^anoble’s daughter!The curves of your thighs are like ornaments,The work of the hands of an artist.2 “Your navel is like a round basinWhich never lacks mixed wine;Your belly is like a heap of wheatEncircled with lilies.3 “Your ^atwo breasts are like two fawns,Twins of a gazelle.4 “Your ^aneck is like a tower of ivory,Your eyes like the pools in ^bHeshbonBy the gate of Bath-rabbim;Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,Which faces toward Damascus.5 “Your head ¹crowns you like ^aCarmel,And the flowing locks of your head are like purple threads;The king is captivated by your tresses.6 “How ^abeautiful and how pleasant you are,¹My love, with all your pleasures!7 “¹Your stature is like a palm tree,And your breasts are like its clusters.8 “I said, ‘I will climb the palm tree;I will seize its fruit stalks.’Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,And the fragrance of your ¹breath like ²^aapples,9 And your ¹^amouth like the best wine!”“²It ^bgoes down smoothly for my beloved,Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.

The Union of Love

10 “^aI am my beloved’s,And his ^bdesire is for me.11 “Come, my beloved, let us go out into the ¹fields,Let us spend the night in the villages.12 “Let us rise early and go to the vineyards;Let us ^asee whether the vine has flourishedAnd its blossoms have opened,And whether the pomegranates have bloomed.There I will give you my love.13 “The ^amandrakes have given forth fragrance;And over our doors are all ^bchoice fruits,Both new and old,Which I have treasured up for you, my beloved.