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    (to the young women of Jerusalem)
    Promise me that if you find my love,
        you will speak with him, telling him that I am faint with love.

Young Women of Jerusalem: How is your beloved better than all the other lovers,
        most beautiful of women?
    How is your beloved worth more than all the rest,
        that you would make us promise this?

10 Her: Because my love is radiant and ruddy,
        he stands out above 10,000 other men.

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Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(A)
    if you find my beloved,(B)
what will you tell him?
    Tell him I am faint with love.(C)

Friends

How is your beloved better than others,
    most beautiful of women?(D)
How is your beloved better than others,
    that you so charge us?

She

10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
    outstanding among ten thousand.(E)

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