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I say 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,
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.

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  1. Song of Solomon 7:9 Heb palate
  2. Song of Solomon 7:9 Heb down for my lover
  3. Song of Solomon 7:9 Gk Syr Vg: Heb lips of sleepers

I said, “I will climb the palm tree;
    I will take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
    the fragrance of your breath like apples,(A)
    and your mouth like the best wine.

She

May the wine go straight to my beloved,(B)
    flowing gently over lips and teeth.[a]
10 I belong to my beloved,
    and his desire(C) is for me.(D)

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  1. Song of Songs 7:9 Septuagint, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew lips of sleepers