Holy Scripture
Song of Solomon 4:11
A church father on this verse
“Christ, then, feeds his church with these sacraments, by means of which the substance of the soul is strengthened, and seeing the continual progress of her grace, he rightly says to her, "How comely are your breasts, my sister, my spouse, how comely they are made by wine, and the smell of your garments is above all sp…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
11Thy lips drop honeycomb, my spouse: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is as the smell of Lebanon.
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In context
9My sister, my spouse, Thou hast ravished my heart; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
10How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! How much more beautiful are thy breasts than wine, And the smell of thy garments than all spices!
— Song of Solomon 4:11 —
12My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; A garden enclosed, a fountain sealed.
13Thy shoots are a garden of pomegranates, with the fruit of choice berries; Camphor, with spikenard: