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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.

Admiration by the Groom

“¹How beautiful are your feet in sandals,²^aPrince’s daughter!The curves of your hips are like jewels,The work of the hands of an artist.2 “Your navel is like a round gobletThat never lacks mixed wine;Your belly is like a heap of wheat,¹Surrounded 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 looks toward Damascus.5 “Your head ¹crowns you like ^aCarmel,And the flowing hair of your head is like purple threads;The king is captivated by your tresses.6 “How ^abeautiful and how delightful you are,¹My love, with all your delights!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 grasp its fruit stalks.’Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,And the fragrance of your ¹breath like ^aapples,9 And your ¹^amouth like the best wine!”The Bride“It ^bgoes down smoothly for my beloved,Flowing gently through the lips of those who are asleep.

The Union of Love

10 “^aI am my beloved’s,And his ^bdesire is for me.11 “Come, my beloved, let’s go out to the ¹country,Let’s spend the night in the villages.12 “Let’s rise early and go to the vineyards;Let’s ^asee whether the vine has grownAnd its buds 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 ^bdelicious fruits,New as well as old,Which I have saved for you, my beloved.