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So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him.
So he said to them: "Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet." Now for three days they could not explain the riddle.
"For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
"They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am;
Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
The Beloved Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove's eyes.
(To Her Beloved) Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether.
The Daughters of Jerusalem What is your beloved More than another beloved, O fairest among women? What is your beloved More than another beloved, That you so charge us?
His legs are pillars of marble Set on bases of fine gold. His countenance is like Lebanon, Excellent as the cedars.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep Which have come up from the washing; Every one bears twins, And none is barren among them.
Your navel is a rounded goblet; It lacks no blended beverage. Your waist is a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
"As I live," says the Lord GOD, "neither your sister Sodom nor her daughters have done as you and your daughters have done.
A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts.
The Daughters of Jerusalem Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned aside, That we may seek him with you?
The Beloved O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, Lovely as Jerusalem, Awesome as an army with banners!
The mandrakes give off a fragrance, And at our gates are pleasant fruits, All manner, new and old, Which I have laid up for you, my beloved.
Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.