-
1:1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. 1:2 "May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine. 1:3 "Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you. 1:4 "Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers." "We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you." 1:5 "I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. 1:6 "Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard. 1:7 "Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, Where do you pasture your flock, Where do you make it lie down at noon? For why should I be like one who veils herself Beside the flocks of your companions?" 1:8 "If you yourself do not know, Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds. 1:9 "To me, my darling, you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh. 1:10 "Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads." 1:11 "We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver." 1:12 "While the king was at his table, My perfume gave forth its fragrance. 1:13 "My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts. 1:14 "My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi." 1:15 "How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves." 1:16 "How handsome you are, my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant! 1:17 "The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses.