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Most Beautiful of Women

The Man

My darling, I compare you
to a mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
10 Your cheeks are adorned with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.
11 We will make for you gold earrings decorated with silver.

The Woman

12 While the king was at his couch,
my nard[a] gave off its fragrance.
13 My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh,
    spending the night between my breasts.
14 My lover is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 1:12 Nard, myrrh, and henna are expensive fragrances and cosmetics.