[a]O the fairest among women, what is thy well-beloved more than other well-beloved? what is thy well-beloved more than another lover, that thou dost so charge us?

10 My well-beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest of ten thousand.

11 His [b]head is as fine gold, his locks curled, and black as a raven.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:9 Thus say they of Jerusalem.
  2. Song of Solomon 5:11 She describeth Christ to be of perfect beauty and comeliness.

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