^{1 Ref} How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.

^{2 Ref} Thy body is `like' a round goblet, `Wherein' no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is `like' a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.

^{3 Ref} Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.

^{4 Ref} Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes `as' the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.

^{5 Ref} Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses `thereof'.

^{6 Ref} How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

^{7 Ref} This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to its clusters.

^{8 Ref} I said, I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy breath like apples,

^{9 Ref} And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.

^{10 Ref} I am my beloved's; And his desire is toward me.

^{11 Ref} Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the villages.

^{12 Ref} Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, `And' its blossom is open, `And' the pomegranates are in flower: There will I give thee my love.

^{13 Ref} The mandrakes give forth fragrance; And at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old, Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

^{1 Ref} How beautiful are your feet in their shoes, O king's daughter! The curves of your legs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a good workman:

^{2 Ref} Your stomach is a store of grain with lilies round it, and in the middle a round cup full of wine.

^{3 Ref} Your two breasts are like two young roes of the same birth.

^{4 Ref} Your neck is as a tower of ivory; your eyes like the waters in Heshbon, by the doorway of Bath-rabbim; your nose is as the tower on Lebanon looking over Damascus:

^{5 Ref} Your head is like Carmel, and the hair of your head is like purple, in whose net the king is prisoner.

^{6 Ref} How beautiful and how sweet you are, O love, for delight.

^{7 Ref} You are tall like a palm-tree, and your breasts are like the fruit of the vine.

^{8 Ref} I said, Let me go up the palm-tree, and let me take its branches in my hands: your breasts will be as the fruit of the vine, and the smell of your breath like apples;

^{9 Ref} And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.

^{10 Ref} I am for my loved one, and his desire is for me.

^{11 Ref} Come, my loved one, let us go out into the field; let us take rest among the cypress-trees.

^{12 Ref} Let us go out early to the vine-gardens; let us see if the vine is in bud, if it has put out its young fruit, and the pomegranate is in flower. There I will give you my love.

^{13 Ref} The mandrakes give out a sweet smell, and at our doors are all sorts of good fruits, new and old, which I have kept for my loved one.