Song of Solomon 5:8-16

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⁸ I adjure you, O women of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved one, tell him that I am sick with love.”

The Young Women of Jerusalem: ⁹ “O woman of rare beauty, what is it about your loved one that is better than any other, that you command us this?”

The Girl: ¹⁰ “My beloved one is tanned and handsome, better than ten thousand others! ¹¹ His head is purest gold, and he has wavy, raven hair. ¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, deep and quiet. ¹³ His cheeks are like sweetly scented beds of spices. His lips are perfumed lilies, his breath like myrrh. ¹⁴ His arms are round bars of gold set with topaz; his body is bright ivory encrusted with jewels. ¹⁵ His legs are as pillars of marble set in sockets of finest gold, like cedars of Lebanon; none can rival him. ¹⁶ His mouth is altogether sweet, lovable in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my beloved, my friend.”