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Song of Solomon 1:1-3
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Love Is Better than Wine

1 (A) This is Solomon's
    most beautiful song.

She Speaks:

2 Kiss me tenderly!
Your love is better than wine,
3     and you smell so sweet.
All the young women adore you;
the very mention of your name
    is like spreading perfume.
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Song of Songs 1:1-3
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1 Solomon’s Song of Songs.(A)

She[a]

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
    for your love(B) is more delightful than wine.(C)
3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;(D)
    your name(E) is like perfume poured out.
    No wonder the young women(F) love you!

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 1:2 The main male and female speakers (identified primarily on the basis of the gender of the relevant Hebrew forms) are indicated by the captions He and She respectively. The words of others are marked Friends. In some instances the divisions and their captions are debatable.
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