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Chapter 4 |
| 1 |
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes
within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount
Gilead. |
| 2 | Thy teeth are
like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing;
whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. |
| 3 | Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,
and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within
thy locks. |
| 4 | Thy neck is
like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand
bucklers, all shields of mighty men. |
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5 | Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which
feed among the lilies. |
| 6 |
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain
of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. |
| 7 | Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. |
| 8 | Come with me from Lebanon,
my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of
Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the
leopards. |
| 9 | Thou hast
ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one
of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. |
| 10 | How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much
better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all
spices! |
| 11 | Thy lips, O
my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the
smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. |
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12 | A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a
spring shut up, a fountain sealed. |
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13 | Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits;
camphire, with spikenard, |
| 14 |
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of
frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: |
| 15 | A fountain of gardens, a well of
living waters, and streams from Lebanon. |
| 16 | Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my
garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his
garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. |
