7. Tell me, you whom I love with all my heart—where do you pasture your flock,where do you rest them at noon?—so I don’t wander around with the flocks of your companions.[Man]
8. If you don’t know your way,most beautiful of women,then follow the tracks of the herdsand graze your little goatsby the tents of the shepherds.
9. I picture you, my dearest,as a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots!
10. Lovely are your cheeks, adorned with ear hoops;your neck, with beads.
11. Let’s make hoops of gold beaded with silver for you!
12. With my king close by,my perfume filled the air.
13. A sachet of myrrh is my love to me,lying all night between my breasts.
14. A cluster of henna flowers is my love to mein the desert gardens of En-gedi.[Man]
15. Look at you—so beautiful, my dearest!Look at you—so beautiful! Your eyes are doves![Woman]
16. Look at you—so beautiful, my love!Yes, delightful! Yes, our bed is lush and green!
17. The ceilings of our chambers are cedars;our rafters, cypresses.