Thou art a well kept garden, O my sister, my spouse, thou are a well kept watering spring, and a sealed well.

Y What makes the one you love better than another,
most beautiful of women?
What makes him better than another,
that you would give us this charge?

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine; the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice!

Thou art a well of gardens, a well of living waters, which run down from Lebanon.

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.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.