the voices of the nobles fell silent, ¹  and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey! ¹ 

Is there any falsehood ¹  on my lips? Can my mouth ²  not discern evil things? ³ 

Does not the ear test words, as ¹  the tongue ²  tastes food? ³ 

if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth, ¹ 

I ¹  have not even permitted my mouth ²  to sin by asking ³  for his life through a curse –

See now, I have opened ¹  my mouth; my tongue in my mouth has spoken. ² 

For the ear assesses ¹  words as the mouth ²  tastes food.

For the lips ¹  of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words ²  are smoother than olive oil,

For my mouth ¹  speaks truth, ²  and my lips ³  hate wickedness. ⁴ 

Eat honey, ¹  my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

His mouth is very sweet; ¹  he is totally desirable. ²  This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!

May your mouth ¹  be like the best wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together. ² 

ד (Dalet) The infant’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth due to thirst; little children beg for bread, ¹  but no one gives them even a morsel. ² 

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy. ¹ 

The Beloved about Her Lover: Like ¹  an apple tree ²  among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight ³  to sit ⁴  in his shade, ⁵  and his fruit ⁶  is sweet ⁷  to my taste. ⁸ 

I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove ¹  them, for they are a rebellious house.

Sound the alarm! ¹  An eagle ²  looms over the temple of the Lord! For they have broken their covenant with me, ³  and have rebelled against my law.