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Young Woman

10 My lover is dark and dazzling,
    better than ten thousand others!
11 His head is finest gold,
    his wavy hair is black as a raven.
12 His eyes sparkle like doves
    beside springs of water;
they are set like jewels
    washed in milk.
13 His cheeks are like gardens of spices
    giving off fragrance.
His lips are like lilies,
    perfumed with myrrh.
14 His arms are like rounded bars of gold,
    set with beryl.
His body is like bright ivory,
    glowing with lapis lazuli.
15 His legs are like marble pillars
    set in sockets of finest gold.
His posture is stately,
    like the noble cedars of Lebanon.
16 His mouth is sweetness itself;
    he is desirable in every way.
Such, O women of Jerusalem,
    is my lover, my friend.

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She

10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
    outstanding among ten thousand.(A)
11 His head is purest gold;
    his hair is wavy
    and black as a raven.
12 His eyes are like doves(B)
    by the water streams,
washed in milk,(C)
    mounted like jewels.
13 His cheeks(D) are like beds of spice(E)
    yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies(F)
    dripping with myrrh.(G)
14 His arms are rods of gold
    set with topaz.
His body is like polished ivory
    decorated with lapis lazuli.(H)
15 His legs are pillars of marble
    set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,(I)
    choice as its cedars.
16 His mouth(J) is sweetness itself;
    he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,(K) this is my friend,
    daughters of Jerusalem.(L)

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