9 The keepers who circulate through the city found me. They struck me, and wounded me. The keepers of the walls took my veil away from me.
10 I bind you by oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, announce to him that I languish through love.
11 Chorus to Bride: What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, so that you would bind us by oath?
12 Bride: My beloved is white and ruddy, elect among thousands.
13 His head is like the finest gold. His locks are like the heights of palm trees, and as black as a raven.
14 His eyes are like doves, which have been washed with milk over rivulets of waters, and which reside near plentiful streams.
15 His cheeks are like a courtyard of aromatic plants, sown by perfumers. His lips are like lilies, dripping with the best myrrh.