Song of Solomon 7

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He Praises Her Beauty

7 <1> Princess,[72] your feet are beautiful

in those sandals.

The curves of your thighs are like jewelry

made by an artist.

<2> Your navel is like a round cup[73];

may it never be without wine.

Your belly is like a pile of wheat

bordered with lilies.

<3> Your breasts are like twin fawns[74]

of a young gazelle.[75]

<4> Your neck is like an ivory tower.

Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon

near the gate of Bath Rabbim.

Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon

that looks toward Damascus.

<5> Your head is like Carmel,

and the hair on your head is like silk.

Your long flowing hair

captures even a king.

<6> You are so beautiful and so pleasant.

A lovely, delightful young woman!

<7> You are tall-

as tall as a palm tree.

And your breasts are like

the clusters of fruit on that tree.

<8> I would love to climb that tree

and take hold of its branches.

May your breasts be like

clusters of grapes

and your fragrance[76] like apples.

<9> May your mouth be like the best wine,

flowing straight to my love,

flowing gently to the sleeper's lips.

She Speaks to Him

<10> I belong to my lover,

and he wants me.

<11> Come, my lover,

let's go out into the field;

let's spend the night in the villages.

<12> Let's get up early and go to the vineyards.[77]

Let's see if the vines are in bloom.

Let's see if the blossoms have opened

and if the pomegranates[78] are in bloom.

There I will give you my love.

<13> Smell the mandrakes[79]

and all the pleasant flowers by our door.

I have saved many pleasant things for you, my lover,

pleasant things, new and old.