The woman speaks

10 The man who loves me is handsome and healthy,

◄outstanding among/better than► ◄10,000/an uncountable number of► other men.

11 His head is beautiful, like [MET] purest gold;

his hair is wavy

and as black as [SIM] a raven/crow.

12 His eyes are as gentle as [SIM] doves

along the streams;

the white parts of his eyes are as white as [MET] milk,

with what resembles jewels inlaid in them.

13 His cheeks are like [SIM] a garden full of spice trees

that produce sweet-smelling perfume.

His lips are like [SIM] lilies

that have myrrh/perfume dripping from them.

14 His arms are like [MET] gold bars/rods

that are decorated with precious stones/jewels.

His body is like [SIM] a column/pillar of ivory

that is decorated with ◄sapphires/valuable blue stones►.

15 His legs are like [MET] pillars of marble

that are set in bases made of pure gold.

He is majestic, like the mountains of [SIM] Lebanon,

as delightful/beautiful as [SIM] cedar trees.

16 His kisses [MTY] are extremely sweet;

he is very handsome.

You young women of Jerusalem,

all that tells you why the one who loves me and who is my friend is better than other men.