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"Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you will tell him: For I am lovesick."

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

"What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, That you make us swear in this way?"

What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

"My beloved is dazzling and reddish, Outstanding among ten thousand.

My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

"His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven.

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

"His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, And perched in their setting.

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

"His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Banks of herbal spices; His lips are lilies Dripping with drops of myrrh.

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

"His hands are rods of gold Set with topaz; His abdomen is panels of ivory Covered with sapphires.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

"His thighs are pillars of alabaster Set on pedestals of pure gold; His appearance is like Lebanon, Choice as the cedars.

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

"His mouth is full of sweetness. And he is wholly desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, You daughters of Jerusalem."

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.