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13 My lover is like a bag of myrrh
    that lies between my breasts.
14 He is like a group of henna flowers
    that grow in the vineyards at En Gedi.[a]

The young man:

15 My dear friend, I see that you are very beautiful!
Yes, you are beautiful
and your eyes are like doves.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:14 Henna is a plant that has a lovely smell. En Gedi is the name of a pool of water in a desert.

13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh(A)
    resting between my breasts.
14 My beloved(B) is to me a cluster of henna(C) blossoms
    from the vineyards of En Gedi.(D)

He

15 How beautiful(E) you are, my darling!
    Oh, how beautiful!
    Your eyes are doves.(F)

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