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Turn your eyes away from me.
    They give me pleasure that is too strong for me!
Your hair is like a group of goats
    that are coming down from Mount Gilead.
Your teeth are very white
    like a group of clean sheep that is coming from the pool of water.
Each tooth is one of a pair.
    Not one of them is alone.
The sides of your face are beautiful,
    like the halves of a pomegranate.
I see them through your veil.

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Turn your eyes from me;
    they overwhelm me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
    descending from Gilead.(A)
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
    coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin,
    not one of them is missing.(B)
Your temples behind your veil(C)
    are like the halves of a pomegranate.(D)

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