Then he sentout a dovefrom him, to seeif the waterwas abatedfrom the faceof the land;
and he sentout a raven,and it flewhereand thereuntilthe waterwas driedup from the earth.
but the dovefoundnorestingplacefor the soleof her foot,so she returnedto him into the ark,for the waterwas on the surfaceof allthe earth.Then he putout his handand tookher, and broughther into the arkto himself.
"Howbeautifulyou are, my darling,Howbeautifulyou are! Your eyesare [like] doves."
"O my dove,in the cleftsof the rock,In the secretplaceof the steeppathway,Let me seeyour form,Let me hearyour voice;For your voiceis sweet,And your formis lovely."
"Behold,I sendyou out as sheepin the midstof wolves;sobe shrewdas serpentsand innocentas doves.
