Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageMore to be desired than gold, than an abundance of the finest gold; sweeter also than honey — than the honey dripping fresh from the comb.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GMore desirable than gold, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey, than the drippings of the honeycomb.
KJV
King James VersionMore to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThey are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
Footnotes
*Nechemadim* (הַנֶּחֱמָדִים — "desirable ones") is the plural participle of *chamad*, the very word used in Genesis 3:6 of the fruit the woman saw as "desirable" (*nechemad* לַאֲוָּה). The Torah and the forbidden fruit share the same vocabulary of desire — Israel's wisdom literature deliberately reclaims this longing and redirects it toward YHWH's *mishpatim*. *Paz* (פַּז) denotes refined, pure gold distinguished from ordinary *zahav*. *Nofet tsufim* (נֹפֶת צוּפִים) evokes wild honey flowing directly, unfiltered, from the comb — the most unadulterated sweetness imaginable. FOG preserves the precise double-comparative structure; FOG Message amplifies the sensory immediacy of the imagery.
