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Song of Solomon 4

16 aligned verses; 16 with wording or punctuation differences .

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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.
How beautiful you are , my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
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.
Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin , and not one of them is lost .
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 .
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon , and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury , whereon there hang a thousand bucklers , all shields of mighty men .
Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields , all of them shields of warriors .
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins , which feed among the lilies.
Your breasts are like two fawns , twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away , I will get me to the mountain of myrrh , and to the hill of frankincense.
Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
Thou art all fair , my love ; there is no spot in thee .
You are altogether beautiful , my darling ; in you there is no flaw .
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.
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride , come with me from Lebanon ! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions , from the mountains of the leopards.
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.
You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride ; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.
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 !
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride ! Your love is much better than wine , and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices .
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.
Your lips, my bride , drip sweetness like the honeycomb ; honey and milk are under your tongue , and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates , with pleasant fruits ; camphire , with spikenard ,
Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard ,
Spikenard and saffron ; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense ; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices :
with nard and saffron , with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices .
A fountain of gardens , a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
You are a garden spring , a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.
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.
Awake, O north wind , and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.

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