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Solomon Praises the Beauty of His Bride

“¹Behold, you are beautiful, ^amy darling,Behold, you are beautiful!Your ^beyes are like doves ^cbehind your veil;Your ^dhair is like a flock of goatsThat have leapt down from Mount ^eGilead.2 “Your ^ateeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewesWhich have come up from their washing,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has ¹lost her young.3 “Your lips are like a ^ascarlet thread,And your ^bmouth is lovely.Your ^ctemples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.4 “Your ^aneck is like the tower of David,Built ¹with rows of stonesOn which are ^bhung one thousand shields,All the small ^cshields of the mighty men.5 “Your ^atwo breasts are like two fawns,Twins of a gazelleWhich ¹^bfeed among the lilies.6 “^aUntil the day breathesAnd the shadows flee,I will go my way to the mountain of ^bmyrrhAnd to the hill of ^cfrankincense.

7 “^aYou are altogether beautiful, my darling,And there is no blemish in you.8 “Come with me from ^aLebanon, my ^bbride,May you come with me from Lebanon.¹Journey down from the top of ^cAmana,From the top of ^dSenir and Hermon,From the dens of lions,From the mountains of leopards.9 “You have made my heart beat faster, ^amy sister, my bride;You have made my heart beat faster with a single glance of your eyes,With a single strand of your ^bnecklace.10 “^aHow beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!How much ^bbetter is your love than wine,And the ^cfragrance of your oilsThan all kinds of ¹spices!11 “Your lips, my bride, ^adrip ^bhoney from the comb;Honey and milk are under your tongue,And the fragrance of your garments is like the ^cfragrance of Lebanon.12 “A garden locked is my sister, my bride,A ¹rock garden locked, a ^aspring ^bsealed up.13 “Your shoots are ¹an ^aorchard of ^bpomegranatesWith ^cchoice fruits, ^dhenna with nard plants,14 ^aNard and saffron, calamus and ^bcinnamon,With all the trees of ^cfrankincense,^dMyrrh and aloes, along with all the finest ¹spices.15 “You are a garden spring,A well of ¹^afresh water,And streams flowing from Lebanon.”

16 “¹Awake, O north wind,And come, wind of the south;Make my ^agarden breathe out fragrance,Let its ²spices flow forth.May ^bmy beloved come into his gardenAnd eat its ^cchoice fruits!”

Solomon’s Love Expressed

“¹How beautiful ^ayou are, my darling,²How beautiful you are!Your ^beyes are like doves ^cbehind your veil;Your ^dhair is like a flock of goatsThat have descended from Mount ^eGilead.2 “Your ^ateeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheepWhich have come up from their watering place,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has lost her young.3 “Your lips are like a ^ascarlet thread,And your ^bmouth is beautiful.Your ^ctemples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.4 “Your ^aneck is like the tower of David,Built with layers of stonesOn which are ^bhung a thousand shields,All the round ^cshields of the warriors.5 “Your ^atwo breasts are like two fawns,Twins of a gazelleThat ^bgraze among the lilies.6 “^aUntil ¹the cool of the dayWhen the shadows flee,I will go my way to the mountain of ^bmyrrhAnd to the hill of ^cfrankincense.

7 “^aYou are altogether beautiful, my darling,And there is no blemish on you.8 “Come with me from ^aLebanon, my ^bbride,You shall come with me from Lebanon.You shall ¹come down from the summit of ^cAmana,From the summit of ^dSenir and Hermon,From the dens of lions,From the mountains of leopards.9 “You have ¹enchanted my heart, ^amy sister, my bride;You have ²enchanted my heart with a single glance of your eyes,With a single strand of your ^bnecklace.10 “^aHow beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!How much ¹^bsweeter is your love than wine,And the ^cfragrance of your oilsThan that of all kinds of balsam oils!11 “Your lips ^adrip ^bhoney, my bride;Honey and milk are under your tongue,And the fragrance of your garments is like the ^cfragrance of Lebanon.12 “A locked garden is my sister, my bride,A locked spring, a ^asealed ^bfountain.13 “Your branches are an ¹^aorchard of ^bpomegranatesWith ^cdelicious fruits, ^dhenna with nard plants,14 ^aNard and saffron, spice reed and ^bcinnamon,With all the trees of ^cfrankincense,^dMyrrh, and aloes, along with all the finest balsam oils.15 “You are a garden spring,A well of ¹^afresh water,And flowing streams from Lebanon.”

The Bride

16 “Awake, north wind,And come, wind of the south;¹Make my ^agarden breathe out fragrance,May its balsam oils flow.May ^bmy beloved come into his gardenAnd eat its ^cdelicious fruits!”

The Groom