And furthermore:... perfumed with myrrh... (Song. 1:13) A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me... – and this is Netzaḥ, which he elevates for Her on the right-hand side, it is this that is written: (Ps. 16:11)... pleasantness in your right hand forever∞netzaḥ. (Song. 3:6)... and frankincense... – this is Hod, which he elevates for Her in Gevurah.... over all the powder of the perfumer – this is the Righteous-One, which he elevates for Her in the Middle Pillar.
And if he does not elevate the Shekhinah with his prayer, as an ‘offering’ to the blessed Holy One, then a dog descends to eat his offering. Woe to him! It were better had he not been created in the world, and about him it is stated: (Prov. 19:2) Also without knowledge, a soul is not good...