Thy neck is like the tower of David\par\tab Builded for an armory,\par\tab Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers,\par\tab All the shields of the mighty men.
Thy neck is like the tower of ivory;\par\tab Thine eyes {\i as} the pools in Heshbon,\par\tab By the gate of Bath-rabbim;\par\tab Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon\par\tab Which looketh toward Damascus.
And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another portion, over against the ascent to the armory at the turning {\i of the wall}.
and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.\par
Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.\par