¹¹ Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.

²⁷ And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come:

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.

¹⁵ Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

⁶ I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.

⁷ His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon.

² O Israel, come back to the Lord your God; for your evil-doing has been the cause of your fall.

¹⁵ Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.

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

¹³ His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁰ How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!

³ Your red lips are like a bright thread, and your mouth is fair of form; the sides of your head are like pomegranate fruit under your veil.

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.

²⁴ Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

³ For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

²³ Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

²⁴ My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

¹⁴ But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

¹⁵ My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

⁸ Your robes are full of the smell of all sorts of perfumes and spices; music from the king's ivory houses has made you glad.

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