¹⁰³ How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

¹¹ For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

¹³ My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

¹⁴ So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

⁵ My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;

¹² I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

¹ I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; to take my myrrh with my spice; my wax with my honey; my wine with my milk. Take meat, O friends; take wine, yes, be overcome with love.

¹⁷ Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

² Let him give me the kisses of his mouth: for his love is better than wine.

³ Sweet is the smell of your perfumes; your name is as perfume running out; so the young girls give you their love.

⁴ Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.