6:6a–b

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing: The clause Your teeth are like a flock of sheep is the same as 4:2a except that 4:2a includes the word “shorn,” which 6:6a lacks. Your translation should be the same here as in 4:2a, except that here it is not necessary to mention that the sheep were shorn. For example:

Your teeth are as white as a flock of sheep that have just been washed. (Good News Translation)
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Your teeth are as white as sheep that are freshly washed. (New Living Translation (2004))

For more information, see the notes for 4:2a.

6:6c–d

each has its twin, and not one of them is lost: The clauses in 6:6c–d are identical to the ones in 4:2c–d. They continue to describe the ewes in 6:6a–b. You should translate the clauses in the same way as you did in 4:2c–d. For more information, see the notes for 4:2c–d.

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