Lover

9I liken you, my darling, to a mare

harnessed to one of the chariots of Pharaoh.

10Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,

your neck with strings of jewels.

11We will make you earrings of gold,

studded with silver.

Beloved

12While the king was at his table,

my perfume spread its fragrance.

13My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh

resting between my breasts.

14My lover is to me a cluster of henna blossoms

from the vineyards of En Gedi.

Lover

15How beautiful you are, my darling!

Oh, how beautiful!

Your eyes are doves.

Beloved

16How handsome you are, my lover!

Oh, how charming!

And our bed is verdant.

Lover

17The beams of our house are cedars;

our rafters are firs.