¹¹ His head is [as precious as] the finest gold; his locks are curly and bushy and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, bathed in milk and fitly set.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices or balsam, like banks of sweet herbs yielding fragrance. His lips are like bloodred anemones or lilies distilling liquid [sweet-scented] myrrh.