Canticle of Canticles 4

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved,	1 Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved,
2 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes to be shorn,	2 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes to be shorn,
3 Your lips are like a scarlet strand;	3 Your lips are like a scarlet strand;
4 Your neck is like David's tower	4 Your neck is like David's tower
5 Your breasts are like twin fawns,	5 Your breasts are like twin fawns,
6 Until the day breathes cool and the shadows lengthen,	6 Until the day breathes cool and the shadows lengthen,
7 You are all-beautiful, my beloved,	7 You are all-beautiful, my beloved,
8 Come from Lebanon, my bride,	8 Come from Lebanon, my bride,
9 You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;	9 You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;
10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride,	10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride,
11 Your lips drip honey, my bride,	11 Your lips drip honey, my bride,
12 You are an enclosed garden, my sister, my bride,	12 You are an enclosed garden, my sister, my bride,
13 You are a park that puts forth pomegranates,	13 You are a park that puts forth pomegranates,
14 Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,	14 Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
15 You are a garden fountain, a well of water	15 You are a garden fountain, a well of water
16 Arise, north wind! Come, south wind!	16 Arise, north wind! Come, south wind!