My [a]sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded mine heart: thou hast wounded mine heart with one of thine [b]eyes, and with a chain of thy neck.

10 My sister, my Spouse, how fair is thy love? how much better is thy love than wine? and the savor of thine ointments than all spices?

11 Thy [c]lips, my Spouse, drop as honeycombs: honey and milk are under thy tongue, and the savor of thy garment is as the savor of Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:9 Christ calleth his Church sister, in respect that he had taken the flesh of man.
  2. Song of Solomon 4:9 In that he made his Church beautiful and rich, he loved his gifts in her.
  3. Song of Solomon 4:11 Because of thy confession and thanksgiving.

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