³ Like an apple^[a] tree among the trees of the forest
    is my beloved^(A) among the young men.
I delight^(B) to sit in his shade,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.^(C)

¹⁰ My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
    outstanding among ten thousand.^(A)
11 His head is purest gold;
    his hair is wavy
    and black as a raven.
¹² His eyes are like doves^(B)
    by the water streams,
washed in milk,^(C)
    mounted like jewels.
¹³ His cheeks^(D) are like beds of spice^(E)
    yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies^(F)
    dripping with myrrh.^(G)
14 His arms are rods of gold
    set with topaz.
His body is like polished ivory
    decorated with lapis lazuli.^(H)
15 His legs are pillars of marble
    set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,^(I)
    choice as its cedars.
¹⁶ His mouth^(J) is sweetness itself;
    he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,^(K) this is my friend,
    daughters of Jerusalem.^(L)