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!

Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better are thy loves than wine.

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

He made its posts of silver, its base of gold, the covering of its seat of purple, its interior being paved with love, by the daughters of Jerusalem.