Song of Songs 5

¹My bride, you who are dearer to me than my sister,

²I was partially asleep, but my mind was still awake.

³But I had already taken off my robe;

⁴The one who loves me put his hand through the opening in the wall,

⁵I got up to open the door for the one who loves me,

⁶I opened the door for the man who loves me,

⁷The city watchmen saw me while they were walking around the city.

⁸You young women of Jerusalem,

⁹You who are the ◄fairest/most beautiful► among women,

¹⁰The man who loves me is handsome and healthy,

¹¹His head is beautiful, like [MET] purest gold;

¹²His eyes are as gentle as [SIM] doves

¹³His cheeks are like [SIM] a garden full of spice trees

¹⁴His arms are like [MET] gold bars/rods

¹⁵His legs are like [MET] pillars of marble

¹⁶His kisses [MTY] are extremely sweet;