Song of Solomon 5:9–16

Y 9 What makes the one you love better than another,

most beautiful of women? o

What makes him better than another,

that you would give us this charge?

W 10 My love is fit and strong, p q

notable among ten thousand. r

11 His head is purest gold.

His hair is wavy s t

and black as a raven.

12 His eyes are like doves u

beside streams of water,

washed in milk

and set like jewels. v

13 His cheeks w are like beds of spice,

towers of x perfume.

His lips are lilies,

dripping with flowing myrrh. y

14 His arms z are rods of gold

set a with topaz. b c

His body d is an ivory panel

covered with sapphires. e

15 His legs are alabaster pillars

set on pedestals of pure gold.

His presence is like Lebanon, f

as majestic as the cedars. g

16 His mouth is sweetness.

He is absolutely desirable. h

This is my love, and this is my friend,

young women of Jerusalem.