Solomon
1I am comeinto my garden,my sister,[my] spouse:I have gatheredmy myrrhwith my spice;I have eatenmy honeycombwith my honey;I have drunkmy winewith my milk:eat,O friends;drink,yea, drink abundantly,O beloved.
The Bride Searches for Her Beloved
2I sleep,but my heartwaketh:[it is] the voiceof my belovedthat knocketh,[saying], Opento me, my sister,my love,my dove,my undefiled:for my headis filledwith dew,[and] my lockswith the dropsof the night.
3I have put offmy coat;howshall I put it on?I have washedmy feet;howshall I defilethem?
4My belovedput inhis handbythe hole[of the door], and my bowelswere movedfor him.
5I rose upto opento my beloved;and my handsdropped[with] myrrh,and my fingers[with] sweet smellingmyrrh,upon the handlesof the lock.
6I openedto my beloved;but my belovedhad withdrawnhimself, [and] was gone:my soulfailedwhen he spake:I soughthim, but I could not findhim; I calledhim, but he gave me no answer.
7The watchmenthat went aboutthe cityfoundme, they smoteme, they woundedme; the keepersof the wallstook awaymy veilfrom me.
8I chargeyou, O daughtersof Jerusalem,if ye findmy beloved,that ye tellhim, that I [am] sickof love.
The Friends
9What [is] thy belovedmore than [another] beloved,O thou fairestamong women?what [is] thy belovedmore than [another] beloved,that thoudost so chargeus?
Admiration by the Bride
10My beloved[is] whiteand ruddy,the chiefestamong ten thousand.
11His head[is as] the mostfine gold,his locks[are] bushy,[and] blackas a raven.
12His eyes[are] as [the eyes] of dovesby the riversof waters,washedwith milk,[and] fitly set.
13His cheeks[are] as a bedof spices,[as] sweetflowers:his lips[like] lilies,droppingsweet smellingmyrrh.
14His hands[are as] goldringssetwith the beryl:his belly[is as] brightivoryoverlaid[with] sapphires.
15His legs[are as] pillarsof marble,setupon socketsof fine gold:his countenance[is] as Lebanon,excellentas the cedars.
16His mouth[is] most sweet:yea, he [is] altogether lovely.This [is] my beloved,and this [is] my friend,O daughtersof Jerusalem.
