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How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is thy love than wine, and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!
“How beautiful is your love, my sister, my [promised] bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of balsam and spices.
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my [promised] bride! How much better is your love than wine! And the fragrance of your ointments than all spices!
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How delightful your caresses are, my sister, my bride. Your caresses are much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.
How beautiful is your loving, my sister, my bride! Your loving is so much better than wine, and your fragrance better than any perfume!
My sister, my bride, how sweet is your love! How much better your love than wine, more fragrant your perfumes than any spice!
Your love is sweeter than wine; the smell of your perfume is more fragrant than spices.
How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!
How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! thy breasts are more beautiful than wine, and the sweet smell of thy ointments above all aromatical spices.
Your love is so beautiful, my darling, my bride! Your love is better than wine. The smell of your perfume is better than any kind of spice!
Your love for me is wonderful, my sister and my bride. I enjoy your love even more than I enjoy wine. Your perfume has a smell that is more lovely than any spice!
How delightful it is to experience your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
·Your love is so sweet [L How beautiful is your love], my sister [4:9], my bride. Your love is better than wine [C makes one lightheaded], and ·your perfume [L the scent of your oils] smells better than any spice.
My sister, my Spouse, how fair is thy love? how much better is thy love than wine? and the savor of thine ointments than all spices?
How beautiful are your expressions of love, my bride, my sister! How much better are your expressions of love than wine and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice.
Your love delights me, my sweetheart and bride. Your love is better than wine; your perfume more fragrant than any spice.
How delightful your love is, my sister, my bride. Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.
Your love is so sweet, my sister, my bride! Your love is better than wine. Your perfume smells better than any spice.
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride. How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all kinds of spices.
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of spices!
How beautiful is your love, my sister bride! How better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How sweet is your love, my darling, my bride. How much better it is than mere wine. The perfume of your love is more fragrant than all the richest spices.
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride. Leave Lebanon behind, and come. Leave your high mountain hideaway. Abandon your wilderness seclusion, Where you keep company with lions and panthers guard your safety. You’ve captured my heart, dear friend. You looked at me, and I fell in love. One look my way and I was hopelessly in love! How beautiful your love, dear, dear friend— far more pleasing than a fine, rare wine, your fragrance more exotic than select spices. The kisses of your lips are honey, my love, every syllable you speak a delicacy to savor. Your clothes smell like the wild outdoors, the fresh scent of high mountains. Dear lover and friend, you’re a secret garden, a private and pure fountain. Body and soul, you are paradise, a whole orchard of succulent fruits— Ripe apricots and peaches, oranges and pears; Nut trees and cinnamon, and all scented woods; Mint and lavender, and all herbs aromatic; A garden fountain, sparkling and splashing, fed by spring waters from the Lebanon mountains.
How fair is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better than wine is your love, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How beautiful are your expressions of love, my bride, my sister! How much better are your expressions of love than wine and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice.
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride, How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfumes than any spice!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much sweeter is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than that of all kinds of balsam oils!
“How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of spices!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more delightful is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfumes than any spices.
Your love is so sweet, my sister, my bride. Your love is better than wine, and your perfume smells better than any spice.
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine; the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice!
My bride, your love is so delightful. My sister, your love makes me happier than wine does. Your perfume smells better than any spice.
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice!
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice!
How fair is your love, My sister, my spouse! How much better than wine is your love, And the scent of your perfumes Than all spices!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the sweet smell of your oils than all kinds of spices!
Your love delights me, my treasure, my bride. Your love is better than wine, your perfume more fragrant than spices.
How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! how much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! how much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! how much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How fair is thy love, my sister, my kallah! How much better is thy love than yayin! And the scent of thine perfumes than any spice!
“My sister, my spouse, how fair is your love? How much better is your love than wine, and the savor of your ointments than all spices?
How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! how much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! how much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils better than all spices!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is more pleasing than the finest wine, and the fragrance of your perfume brings more delight than any spice!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!
My sister spousess, thy loves be full fair; thy loves be fairer than wine, and the odour of thy clothes is above all sweet smelling ointments. (My dear spousess, thy love is so beautiful; thy love is more beautiful than wine, and the aroma of thy clothes smelleth more sweet than any perfume.)
How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.
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