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10 How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride!
    How much better is your love than wine
    and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!(A)
11 Your lips distill nectar, my bride;
    honey and milk are under your tongue;
    the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.(B)
12 A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
    a garden[a] locked, a fountain sealed.(C)

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  1. 4.12 Heb mss Gk Vg Syr: MT heap of stones

10 How delightful(A) is your love(B), my sister, my bride!
    How much more pleasing is your love than wine,(C)
and the fragrance of your perfume(D)
    more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
    milk and honey are under your tongue.(E)
The fragrance of your garments
    is like the fragrance of Lebanon.(F)
12 You are a garden(G) locked up, my sister, my bride;(H)
    you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.(I)

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