8. M If you do not know,most beautiful among women,Follow the tracks of the flockand pasture your lambsnear the shepherds’ tents.
9. M To a mare among Pharaoh’s chariotryI compare you, my friend:
10. Your cheeks lovely in pendants,your neck in jewels.
11. We will make pendants of gold for you,and ornaments of silver.
12. W While the king was upon his couch,my spikenard gave forth its fragrance.
13. My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh;between my breasts he lies.
14. My lover is to me a cluster of hennafrom the vineyards of En-gedi.