Admiration by the Bridegroom
1How beautifulare thy feetwith shoes,O prince'sdaughter!the jointsof thy thighs[are] like jewels,the workof the handsof a cunning workman.
2Thy navel[is like] a roundgoblet,[which] wantethnot liquor:thy belly[is like] an heapof wheatset aboutwith lilies.
3Thy twobreasts[are] like twoyoungroes[that are] twins.
4Thy neck[is] as a towerof ivory;thine eyes[like] the fishpoolsin Heshbon,by the gateof Bathrabbim:thy nose[is] as the towerof Lebanonwhich lookethtowardDamascus.
5Thine headupon thee [is] like Carmel,and the hairof thine headlike purple;the king[is] heldin the galleries.
6How fairand how pleasantart thou, O love,for delights!
7This thy statureis liketo a palm tree,and thy breaststo clusters[of grapes].
8I said,I will go upto the palm tree,I will take holdof the boughsthereof: now also thy breastsshall be as clustersof the vine,and the smellof thy noselike apples;
9And the roof of thy mouthlike the bestwinefor my beloved,that goeth[down] sweetly,causing the lipsof those that are asleepto speak.
The Bride Promises Her Love
10I [am] my beloved's,and his desire[is] toward me.
11Come,my beloved,let us go forthinto the field;let us lodgein the villages.
12Let us get up earlyto the vineyards;let us seeif the vineflourish,[whether] the tender grapeappear,[and] the pomegranatesbud forth:there will I givethee my loves.
13The mandrakesgivea smell,and at our gates[are] all manner of pleasant[fruits], newand old,[which] I have laid upfor thee, O my beloved.
