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The lover continues to praise the woman.
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## How beautiful is your love ##
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"Your love is wonderful"
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## my sister, my bride ##
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See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 4:9](./09.md).
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## How much better ... you love than wine ##
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These lines repeat the same idea in different words for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## How much better is your love than wine ##
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"Your love is much better than wine." See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 1:1](../01/01.md).
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## the fragrance of your perfume than any spice ##
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AT: "the smell of your oils is better than the smell of any spice." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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## fragrance...perfume ##
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See how you translated these words in [Song of Solomon 1:1](../01/01.md).
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## spice ##
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dried plants or seeds that have a good smell or taste
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## Your lips ... under your tongue ##
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These lines repeat the same idea in different words for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## Your lips, my bride, drip honey ##
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The lover thinks that the woman's kisses are sweet like honey; or, because the words that she speaks are sweet like honey. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## honey and milk are under your tongue ##
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The lover thinks that the woman's kisses are sweet like milk and honey; or, that she speaks words that are as sweet as milk and honey. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon ##
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"the smell of your clothes is like the smell of Lebanon." Many cedar trees grew in Lebanon. Cedar trees smell very good, so Lebanon would have smelled sweet and fresh.
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