Song 4:10-11 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 10. How much better is thy love ] dodayich; Hebrew . μαστοισου; Septuagint . Ubera tua; Vulgate . "Thy breasts." And so all the versions , except the Chaldee . Smell of thine ointments ] Perfumes.

‏ Song of Solomon 4:10-11

Verse 10. How much better is thy love] dodayich; Hebrew. μαστοισου; Septuagint. Ubera tua; Vulgate. "Thy breasts." And so all the versions, except the Chaldee.

Smell of thine ointments] Perfumes.

Verse 11. Thy lips-drop as the honey-comb] Thy words are as delicious to my heart as the first droppings of the honey-comb are to the palate.

Honey and milk are under thy tongue] Eloquence and persuasive speech were compared among the ancients to honey and milk.

Thus Homer, Iliad, lib. i., ver. 247:-

τοισιδενεστωρ

ηδυεπηςανορουσελιγυςπυλιωναγορητης

τουκαιαπογλωσσηςμελιτοςγλυκιωνρεεναυδη

Experienced Nestor, in persuasion skill'd,

Words sweet as honey from his lips distill'd.

But the figure is common to all writers and languages. A similar expression will be seen in the Gitagovinda.