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I said, “I will climb the palm tree
    and lay hold of its branches.”
O may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,
    and the scent of your breath like apples,(A)
and your kisses[a] like the best wine
    that goes down[b] smoothly,
    gliding over lips and teeth.[c]

10 I am my beloved’s,
    and his desire is for me.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 7.9 Heb palate
  2. 7.9 Heb to my lover
  3. 7.9 Gk Syr Vg: Heb lips of sleepers