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The Man Speaks to the Woman

My darling, you are as beautiful as the city of Tirzah [C onetime capital of the northern kingdom of Israel; the name means “pleasant”; 1 Kin. 14:17; 15:21],
    as lovely as the city of Jerusalem [C the capital of the southern kingdom of Judah; Ps. 122],
    ·like an army flying flags [L awesome like an army under banners].
Turn your eyes from me,
    because they ·excite me too much [unsettle me].
Your hair is like a flock of goats
    streaming down Mount Gilead [4:1].
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
    just coming from ·their bath [a washing; C white];
each one has a twin,
    and none of them is missing [4:2].

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