2 I am a wildflower^[a] of Sharon,
a lily^[b] of the valleys.^(A)

¹⁵ His legs are alabaster pillars
set on pedestals of pure gold.
His presence is like Lebanon,^(A)
as majestic as the cedars.^(B)

⁵ Your head crowns you^[a] like Mount Carmel,
the hair of your head like purple cloth –
a king could be held captive^(A) in your tresses.

⁹ The land mourns and withers;^(A)
Lebanon is ashamed and wilted.
Sharon is like a desert;
Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.