1 ¶ How beautiful are thy feet in thy shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of an excellent workman.

How beautiful are thy footsteps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The roundings of thy thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist.

2 T hy navel is like a round goblet, which does not lack liquor; thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies.

Thy navel is a round goblet, wanteth not mixed wine; Thy belly a heap of wheat, set about with lilies;

3 T hy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

Thy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle;

4 T hy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim; thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; Thine eyes, the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose like the tower of Lebanon, Which looketh toward Damascus;

5 T hine head upon thee is like scarlet, and the hair of thine head like the purple of the king hung in the galleries.

Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is fettered by ringlets!

6 H ow fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

How fair and how pleasant art thou, love, in delights!

7 T his, thy stature is like unto the palm tree, and thy breasts to the clusters.

This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to grape clusters.

8 I said, I will climb up the palm tree, I will take hold of the clusters thereof; now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine and the smell of thy nose like apples;

I said, I will go up to the palm-tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof; And thy breasts shall indeed be like clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy nose like apples,

9 a nd thy palate like the best wine that goes into my beloved sweetly and causes the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, … That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep.

10 ¶ I am my beloved’s, and with me he has his contentment.

I am my beloved's, And his desire is toward me.

11 C ome, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

—Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields; Let us lodge in the villages.

12 L et us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vines flourish, whether the tender flowers appear, if the pomegranates bud forth; there I will give thee my loves.

We will go up early to the vineyards, We will see if the vine hath budded, the blossom is opening, And the pomegranates are in bloom: There will I give thee my loves.

13 T he mandrakes have given their fragrance, and at our gates are all manner of sweet fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

The mandrakes yield fragrance; And at our gates are all choice fruits, new and old: I have laid them up for thee, my beloved.