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My lover is knocking at the door!</p><p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Lover to His Beloved:</i></b></p><p class="poetry2">“Open for me, my sister, my darling,</p><p class="poetry2">my dove, my flawless one!</p><p class="poetry2">My head is drenched with dew,</p><p class="poetry2">my hair with the dampness of the night.”</p> <p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Beloved to Her Lover:</i></b></p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“I have already taken off my robe – must I put it on again?</p><p class="poetry2">I have already washed my feet – must I soil them again?”</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My lover thrust his hand through the hole,</p><p class="poetry2">and my feelings were stirred for him.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I arose to open for my beloved;</p><p class="poetry2">my hands dripped with myrrh –</p><p class="poetry2">my fingers flowed with myrrh</p><p class="poetry2">on the handles of the lock.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I opened for my beloved,</p><p class="poetry2">but my lover had already turned and gone away.</p><p class="poetry2">I fell into despair when he departed.</p><p class="poetry2">I looked for him but did not find him;</p><p class="poetry2">I called him but he did not answer me.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city.</p><p class="poetry2">They beat me, they bruised me;</p><p class="poetry2">they took away my cloak, those watchmen on the walls!</p> <p class="title">The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her Lover</p><p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Beloved to the Maidens:</i></b></p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you –</p><p class="poetry2">If you find my beloved, what will you tell him?</p><p class="poetry2">Tell him that I am lovesick!</p> <p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Maidens to The Beloved:</i></b></p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Why is your beloved better than others,</p><p class="poetry2">O most beautiful of women?</p><p class="poetry2">Why is your beloved better than others,</p><p class="poetry2">that you would command us in this manner?</p> <p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Beloved to the Maidens:</i></b></p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My beloved is dazzling and ruddy;</p><p class="poetry2">he stands out in comparison to all other men.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>His head is like the most pure gold.</p><p class="poetry2">His hair is curly – black like a raven.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>His eyes are like doves by streams of water,</p><p class="poetry2">washed in milk, mounted like jewels.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>His cheeks are like garden beds full of balsam trees yielding perfume.</p><p class="poetry2">His lips are like lilies dripping with drops of myrrh.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite.</p><p class="poetry2">His abdomen is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>His legs are like pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold.</p><p class="poetry2">His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>His mouth is very sweet;</p><p class="poetry2">he is totally desirable.</p><p class="poetry2">This is my beloved!</p><p class="poetry2">This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com.<br />Used by permission. 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