^{9 Ref} I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.

^{10 Ref} Thy cheeks are comely with plaits `of hair', Thy neck with strings of jewels.

^{11 Ref} We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver.

^{12 Ref} While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

^{13 Ref} My beloved is unto me `as' a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.

^{14 Ref} My beloved is unto me `as' a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi.

^{15 Ref} Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are `as' doves.

^{16 Ref} Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.

^{17 Ref} The beams of our house are cedars, `And' our rafters are firs.