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Sixty are the queens, eighty the concubines,
    and young women without number—
One alone[a] is my dove, my perfect one,
    her mother’s special one,
    favorite of the one who bore her.
Daughters see her and call her happy,
    queens and concubines, and they praise her:

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  1. 6:9 One alone: the incomparability of the woman is a favorite motif in love poetry.

Sixty queens(A) there may be,
    and eighty concubines,(B)
    and virgins beyond number;
but my dove,(C) my perfect one,(D) is unique,
    the only daughter of her mother,
    the favorite of the one who bore her.(E)
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
    the queens and concubines praised her.

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