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13 I was enhanced as a cedar in Lebanon, and as a cypress tree in the hill of Zion.

14 I was enhanced as a palm tree in Cades or in Kedesh (or in Engedi), and as the planting of (a) rose in Jericho. And as a fair olive tree in fields; and I was enhanced as a plane [or a platan] tree besides (the) water in streets.

15 As canel and balm giving great smell, I gave odour; as chosen myrrh I gave the sweetness of odour. And as storax, and galbanum, and ungulam, and gum, and as Lebanon not cut down, I made hot [or I smoked] my dwelling place; and mine odour as balm not meddled [or and as balsam not mingled, (or mixed), is my smell].

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