“Your neck with beads,” these are the seventy members of Sanhedrin who were strung after them,254They were ardent followers of Moses and Aaron. as on a string of pearls. Another matter, “your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,” these are the Bible teachers and the Mishna teachers who teach the children faithfully. “Your neck with beads,” these are the children. Alternatively, “your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,” these are the Sages. “Your neck with beads,” these are the students who crane their necks to hear matters of Torah from [the Sages’] mouths, like a person who has never before heard matters of Torah.
Sanhedrin and Moses of Shir
Shir HaShirim Rabbah 10:2