The man, with his love back with him, extols her physical beauty once again.
\nHer feet:
\n7:1 How graceful are your feet in sandals,
\nO queenly maiden!
\nHer thighs:
\nYour rounded thighs are like jewels,
\nthe work of a master hand.
\nHer navel:
\n2 \tYour navel is a rounded bowl
\nthat never lacks mixed wine.
\nHer belly:
\nYour belly is a heap of wheat,
\nencircled with lilies.
\nHer breasts:
\n3 \tYour two breasts are like two fawns,
\ntwins of a gazelle.
\nHer neck:
\n4 \tYour neck is like an ivory tower.
\nHer eyes:
\nYour eyes are pools in Heshbon,
\nby the gate of Bath-rabbim.
\nHer nose:
\nYour nose is like a tower of Lebanon,
\noverlooking Damascus.
\nHer head:
\n5 \tYour head crowns you like Carmel,
\nand your flowing locks are like purple;
\na king is held captive in the tresses.
\nLet’s start over he says with the big picture:
\n6 \tHow fair and pleasant you are,
\nO loved one, delectable maiden!
\nHer breasts:
\n7 \tYou are stately as a palm tree,
\nand your breasts are like its clusters.
\nAnd now he imagines or describes his enjoyment of her:
\n8 \tI say I will climb the palm tree
\nand lay hold of its branches.
\nOh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,
\nand the scent of your breath like apples,
\n9 \tand your kisses like the best wine
\nthat goes down smoothly,
\ngliding over lips and teeth.
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