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Solomon, Chapter 1

1 Thea Or Best of the SongsSong of Songs, which is Solomon’s.
2 “b BRIDEMay he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your love is better than wine.
3 “Your oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your name is likec Lit oil which is emptied (from one vessel to another)purified oil;
Therefore thed Or virginsmaidens love you.
4 “Draw me after you and let us run together!
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
e CHORUSWe will rejoice in you and be glad;
We willf Lit mention with praiseextol your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”
5 “g BRIDEI am black but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
6 “Do not stare at me because I amh Or blackswarthy,
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.
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 whoi Some versions read wandersveils herself
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
8 “j BRIDEGROOMIf 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.
9 “k Lit I have compared you toTo me, my darling, you are like
My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
10 “Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of beads.”
11 “l CHORUSWe will make for you ornaments of gold
With beads of silver.”
12 “m BRIDEWhile the king was at hisn Or couchtable,
Myo Lit nardperfume gave forth its fragrance.
13 “My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.
14 “My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
In the vineyards of Engedi.”
15 “p BRIDEGROOMq Lit BeholdHow beautiful you are, my darling,
r Lit BeholdHow beautiful you are!
Your eyes are like doves.”
16 “s BRIDEt Lit BeholdHow handsome you are, my beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
17 “The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters,u Or juniperscypresses.

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