13 His cheeks(A) are like beds of spice(B)
    yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies(C)
    dripping with myrrh.(D)
14 His arms are rods of gold
    set with topaz.
His body is like polished ivory
    decorated with lapis lazuli.(E)
15 His legs are pillars of marble
    set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,(F)
    choice as its cedars.
16 His mouth(G) is sweetness itself;
    he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,(H) this is my friend,
    daughters of Jerusalem.(I)

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13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

16 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

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