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Song of Solomon 4 (CEV)

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¹ My darling, you are lovely, so very lovely-- as you look through your veil, your eyes are those of a dove. Your hair tosses about as gracefully as goats coming down from Gilead. ² Your teeth are whiter than sheep freshly washed; they match perfectly, not one is missing. ³ Your lips are crimson cords, your mouth is shapely; behind your veil are hidden beautiful rosy cheeks. ⁴ Your neck is more graceful than the tower of David, decorated with thousands of warriors' shields. ⁵ Your breasts are perfect; they are twin deer feeding among lilies. ⁶ I will hasten to those hills sprinkled with sweet perfume and stay there till sunrise. ⁷ My darling, you are lovely in every way. ⁸ My bride, together we will leave Lebanon! We will say good-by to the peaks of Mount Amana, Senir, and Hermon, where lions and leopards live in the caves. ⁹ My bride, my very own, you have stolen my heart! With one glance from your eyes and the glow of your necklace, you have stolen my heart. ¹⁰ Your love is sweeter than wine; the smell of your perfume is more fragrant than spices. ¹¹ Your lips are a honeycomb; milk and honey flow from your tongue. Your dress has the aroma of cedar trees from Lebanon. ¹² My bride, my very own, you are a garden, a fountain closed off to all others. ¹³ Your arms are vines, covered with delicious fruits and all sorts of spices-- henna, nard, ¹⁴ saffron, calamus, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, and aloes --all the finest spices. ¹⁵ You are a spring in the garden, a fountain of pure water, and a refreshing stream from Mount Lebanon. ¹⁶ Let the north wind blow, the south wind too! Let them spread the aroma of my garden, so the one I love may enter and taste its delicious fruits.