The flowers were seen in the earth; the time of pruning came, and the voice of the turtle-dove was heard in our land.

Thy teeth as a herd of the shorn which came up from the washing; all of them bearing twins, and none barren among them.

I Came to my garden, my sister, O spouse: I gathered my myrrh with my spices; I ate my droppings with my honey; I drank my wine with my milk: Eat, O friends; drink ye, and drink to the full, O beloved ones.