1Kisse he me with the cos of his mouth.

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Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 10:1, 1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Chronicles 28:5

2For thi tetis ben betere than wyn, and yyuen odour with beste oynementis. Thi name is oile sched out; therfor yonge damesels loueden thee.

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Proverbs 7:4, Proverbs 7:4, Deuteronomy 4:5, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 4:5

3Drawe thou me after thee; we schulen renne in to the odour of thin oynementis. The kyng ledde me in to hise celeris; we myndeful of thi teetis aboue wyn, schulen make ful out ioye, and schulen be glad in thee; riytful men louen thee.

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Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 2:9, Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 2:9, Job 22:22

4Ye douytris of Jerusalem, Y am blak, but fair, as the tabernaclis of Cedar, as the skynnes of Salomon.

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Proverbs 8:5, Proverbs 8:5, Psalms 119:9, Proverbs 8:17, Psalms 119:9

5Nyle ye biholde me, that Y am blak, for the sunne hath discolourid me; the sones of my modir fouyten ayens me, thei settiden me a kepere in vyners; Y kepte not my vyner.

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Proverbs 12:1, Proverbs 12:1, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 9:9, 1 Corinthians 10:15

6Thou spouse, whom my soule loueth, schewe to me, where thou lesewist, where thou restist in myddai; lest Y bigynne to wandre, aftir the flockis of thi felowis.

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Psalms 78:2, Psalms 78:2, Mark 4:11, Mark 4:11, Hebrews 5:14

7A! thou fairest among wymmen, if thou knowist not thi silf, go thou out, and go forth aftir the steppis of thi flockis; and feede thi kidis, bisidis the tabernaclis of scheepherdis.

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Job 28:28, Job 28:28, Psalms 111:10, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 111:10

8Mi frendesse, Y licnede thee to myn oost of knyytis in the charis of Farao.

stylus

Proverbs 6:20, Proverbs 6:20, Proverbs 30:17, Proverbs 30:17, Proverbs 5:1

9Thi chekis ben feire, as of a turtle; thi necke is as brochis.

stylus

Daniel 5:29, Proverbs 4:9, Daniel 5:29, Proverbs 4:9, Genesis 41:42

10We schulen make to thee goldun ournementis, departid and maad dyuerse with silver.

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Ephesians 5:11, Ephesians 5:11, Proverbs 16:29, Proverbs 16:29, Psalms 1:1

11Whanne the kyng was in his restyng place, my narde yaf his odour.

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Proverbs 1:18, Jeremiah 5:26, Proverbs 1:18, Jeremiah 5:26, Proverbs 12:6

12My derlyng is a bundel of myrre to me; he schal dwelle bitwixe my tetis.

stylus

Psalms 124:3, Psalms 28:1, Psalms 124:3, Psalms 28:1, Lamentations 2:16

13My derlyng is to me a cluster of cipre tre, among the vyneres of Engaddi.

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1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, Luke 12:15

14Lo! my frendesse, thou art fair; lo! thou art fair, thin iyen ben the iyen of culueris.

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15Lo, my derling, thou art fair, and schapli; oure bed is fair as flouris.

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Psalms 119:101, Psalms 119:101, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 1:1, Proverbs 4:27

16The trees of oure housis ben of cedre; oure couplis ben of cipresse.

stylus

Isaiah 59:7, Isaiah 59:7, Proverbs 6:18, Proverbs 6:18, Proverbs 4:16