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Song of Solomon 5

The Torment of Separation

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1I have  acome into my garden,  bmy sister, my bride; I have gathered my  cmyrrh along with my balsam. I have eaten my honeycomb  2and my  dhoney; I have  edrunk my wine  2and my milk. Eat,  ffriends; Drink and  3imbibe deeply, O lovers."

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1I was asleep but my heart was awake. A voice! My beloved was knocking: `Open to me,  amy sister, my darling,  bMy dove, my perfect one! For my head is  2drenched with dew, My  clocks with the  3damp of the night.'

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"I have  ataken off my dress, How can I put it on again? I have  bwashed my feet, How can I dirty them again?

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"My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my  1 afeelings were aroused for him.

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"I arose to open to my beloved; And my hands  adripped with myrrh, And my fingers with  1liquid myrrh, On the handles of the bolt.

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"I opened to my beloved, But my beloved had  aturned away and had gone! My  1heart went out to him as he  bspoke. I  csearched for him but I did not find him; I  dcalled him but he did not answer me.

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"The  awatchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, They struck me and wounded me; The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me.

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"I  aadjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you will tell him: For  bI am lovesick."

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1\, 2What kind of beloved is your beloved, O  amost beautiful among women?  2What kind of beloved is your beloved, That thus you adjure us?"

Admiration by the Bride

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1My beloved is dazzling and  aruddy,  2 bOutstanding among ten thousand.

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"His head is like gold, pure gold; His  alocks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven.

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"His  aeyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, And  1reposed in their  bsetting.

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"His cheeks are like a  abed of balsam, Banks of sweet-scented herbs; His lips are  blilies  cDripping with liquid myrrh.

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"His hands are rods of gold Set with  aberyl; His abdomen is carved ivory Inlaid with  1 bsapphires.

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"His legs are pillars of alabaster Set on pedestals of pure gold; His appearance is like  aLebanon Choice as the  bcedars.

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"His  1 amouth is full of sweetness. And he is wholly  bdesirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."



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