The Daughters' Inquiry and the Beloved's Praise
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What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so adjure us?
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My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.
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His head isasthe most fine gold; His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
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His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.
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His cheeks are as a bed of spices, Asbanks of sweet herbs: His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
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His hands areasrings of gold set with beryl: His body isasivory work overlaid with sapphires.
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His legs areaspillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: His aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
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His mouth is most sweet; Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain