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Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn,
Which are come up from the washing,
[a]Whereof every one hath twins,
And none is bereaved among them.
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,
And thy [b]mouth is comely.
Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate
Behind thy [c]veil.
Thy neck is like the tower of David
Builded [d]for an armory,
Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers,
All the shields of the mighty men.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:2 Or, Which are all of them in pairs
  2. Song of Solomon 4:3 Or, speech
  3. Song of Solomon 4:3 Or, locks
  4. Song of Solomon 4:4 Or, with turrets