Chapter 4

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.

Thy teeth [are] like a flock [of sheep that are even] shorn,⁷ which came up¹ from the washing; whereof every one bear twins,⁵⁶ and none [is] barren among them.

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.

Thy neck [is] like the tower of David builded⁷ for an armoury, whereon there hang⁷ a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes that are twins, which feed⁶ among the lilies.

Until the day break,⁴ and the shadows flee away,¹ I will get⁴ me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Thou [art] all fair, my love; [there is] no spot in thee.

Come⁴ with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, with me from Lebanon: look⁴ from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Thou hast ravished my heart,¹⁴ my sister, [my] spouse; thou hast ravished my heart¹⁴ with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

How fair¹ is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! how much better¹ is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

Thy lips, O [my] spouse, drop⁴ [as] the honeycomb: honey and milk [are] under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments [is] like the smell of Lebanon.

A garden inclosed⁷ [is] my sister, [my] spouse; a spring shut up,⁷ a fountain sealed.⁷

Thy plants [are] an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams⁶ from Lebanon.

Awake,³ O north wind; and come,³ thou south; blow⁵⁴ upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow out.⁴ Let my beloved come⁴ into his garden, and eat⁴ his pleasant fruits.